INDIANAPOLIS — On Jan. 14, 2025, Indiana House Republicans outlined their priorities for the 2025 Indiana legislative session, including creating a commission to possibly add several Illinois counties ...

The counties, which are largely in central and southern Illinois, have expressed frustration by the “dominance” of Chicago in Cook County, a Democrat stronghold (Getty Images) Indiana has looked at ...

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the number of Illinois jurisdictions on the list. The Trump administration has added more than 100 Illinois counties and cities to a ...

ILLINOIS (WTVO) — The citizens of seven additional Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from Chicago and Cook County and forming a new state. All seven counties that had a ballot ...

Here’s what to know about Illinois population trends from 2020 to 2024, including a county-level map. Julia Rendleman For ProPublica Three Southern Illinois counties were among the top five in the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Could Indiana grow its state footprint and absorb counties from Illinois? It’s the question at the heart of a new commission tasked with exploring taking rural counties from Illinois ...

A recent study from financial techology company SmartAsset aggregated the 10 wealthiest counties in Illinois, ranking them state and nationwide. The study compared median income, property value and ...