Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois - Chicago Tribune
Jan 19, 2025 · Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border ...
Indiana lawmakers want Illinois counties to be able to join
Jan 14, 2025 · An Indiana General Assembly bill filed by one of the state's most powerful lawmakers would set up a commission to "embrace" neighboring counties in Illinois that want to secede and join the...
Illinois counties that want to secede would be drag on Indiana …
Jan 23, 2025 · Indiana lawmakers are pushing a bill that would pave the way for Indiana to redraw its boundaries and take in hundreds of thousands of disaffected people who want to secede from Illinois.
Illinois counties should secede and join Indiana, its House …
Jan 15, 2025 · A bill introduced in the Indiana legislature by its Republican House speaker would create a commission to embrace 33 Illinois counties that have voted for a symbolic measure to leave Illinois and create a new state. "To all of our neighbors in the west, we hear your frustrations and invite you to join us in low-cost, low-tax Indiana," Rep. Todd Huston told …
Lawmakers announce intent to redraw boundary between Indiana, Illinois
Jan 14, 2025 · INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House Republican Caucus announced its intent on Tuesday to redraw state lines and welcome dozens of Illinois counties that want to secede from their state.
Lawmakers propose redrawing state boundaries, letting 33 Illinois ...
Jan 15, 2025 · Huston’s HB1008 would create the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission, which would discuss and recommend whether it is advisable to adjust boundaries between the two states. In...
Indiana House speaker: We welcome Illinois counties to join Indiana
Jan 30, 2025 · When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of Cook County, Indiana House Republicans took notice. When we looked ...
Proposal to redraw Indiana-Illinois boundaries - Indianapolis …
Jan 14, 2025 · INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana’s highest ranking state representative unveiled a plan to redraw Indiana’s boundaries, taking in Illinois counties interested in seceding from their state. The...
Indiana looks to poach Illinois counties - Axios
Jan 15, 2025 · Indiana's legislature upped a long-standing rivalry with Illinois by introducing a bill to steal disgruntled counties. Why it matters: Indiana Republicans are seizing on the discord between Cook County and the state's rural counties, which have long been divided along economic and ideological lines.
Indiana makes a play for Illinois counties - POLITICO
Jan 15, 2025 · The Indiana General Assembly is considering legislation that would adjust that state’s borders to include Illinois counties that have voted to secede — a move that Illinois House Speaker...