Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) plans to sign recently passed legislation to explore options for bringing Illinois counties under Indiana’s control. A spokesman for Braun’s office confirmed to the Washington E ...

A bill that would allow Indiana lawmakers to explore welcoming Illinois counties who wish to secede from their state is headed to the governor’s desk.

Indiana is taking a first step toward a rather unlikely effort to amend its border and acquire parts of Illinois, as Illinois officials remain reluctant to approve the measure.

Indiana is taking a first step toward acquiring parts of Illinois, though a last step appears rather unlikely.

With final approval by the Indiana House Thursday, the Indiana-Illinois border bill passed both chambers of the Indiana Legislature and heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk for signature into law.

Here's what to know about the marijuana laws in our state as well as our neighboring states: Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and ...

Even leaders of the two groups pushing for the split from Illinois insist they don’t want to become part of Indiana, at least not now.

Elsewhere on the frontlines, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that it has retaken one of the last villages held by ...

And at various times, counties in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri experienced cross-border movement. The idea may be gaining traction once again, as illustrated by the Indiana-Illinois ...

A movement for some Illinois counties to join Indiana threatens to resurrect an ominous practice from the 19th century.

∎ Major flooding has inundated parts of several states, including Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Illinois ... a twisted fence along its western border and uprooted trees to the south.