Nevertheless, Huston noted 33 Illinois counties have voted in the past five years to separate from Chicago and Cook County in the hope of establishing a new state. "We think instead of seceding ...

So here's the visual from Indiana station WTHR. The Illinois counties that voted to secede are in purple: Now, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston has suggested that the Illinois counties wishing to ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers say strategic plans that integrate environmental, social, and economic considerations are needed to expand agroforestry throughout the Midwest.

Indiana has looked at adding 33 counties from Illinois that signaled they want to leave the state - which could lead to whole ...

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says lawmakers are looking into a proposal to absorb parts of Illinois after multiple ...

Republicans argue the map is an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering,” which renders it unconstitutional under state law.

turning to the man who was his acting NOAA chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in what became ...

The story is worth telling. Many downstate Illinois residents dislike Chicago’s strong influence in the state. Last year, a ...

Thirty-three counties are exploring the possibility of forming a separate state, distancing themselves from Cook County. The Illinois Separation Movement is efforting to get more counties and ...

Illinois House Republicans want the court to toss out the current map, arguing it fails to meet state constitutional ... through a number of Illinois counties are in no way compact.