Increased costs – from higher Medicaid, K-12 education and pension costs – could negate potential positives from adding ...

Cumberland County, Illinois, maintains a 1.0000 property assessment equalization factor for fairly distributing tax burdens.

Republicans in the Indiana statehouse have proposed legislation that would redraw the state border with Illinois and annex ...

The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow.

I think this movement has a lot more teeth to it than the governor has given it credit for,” said a resident of Troy.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators ...

The petition filed by the Sangamon County State's Attorney centers around an appellate court decision saying Sean Grayson ...

In Illinois, 33 counties have voted to leave the state. Getting them into Indiana is incredibly unlikely. INDIANAPOLIS — On ...

Illinois lawmakers are unpacking the implications of President Donald Trump's freeze on federal grants and loans, while the ...

Those counties, now 33 in total, have voted to leave the state of Illinois. The language in the referenda involved the counties splitting off to create a new, 51st state—not joining Indiana.