Some Indiana lawmakers want to change their state’s border and welcome 33 Illinois counties that want to leave their state. Over the past few years, 33 of Illinois’ 102 have voted to leave the state.

Imagine Indiana and Illinois using the strengths of their economies to help both states grow, even as they compete. Consider the potential to improve the quality of life for Illinoisans and Hoosiers if the two neighbors collaborated on ways to upgrade school buildings,

A bill aiming to explore the possibility of a land exchange between Illinois and Indiana took a step closer to reality in the Indiana legislature.

House Bill 1008, authored by Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, has been panned by Illinois leaders as a stunt. On the House floor before the vote, Huston once again emphasized Indiana’s tax rates and rattled off economic statistics and framed his measure as a way to highlight the state’s progress.

INDIANA (WTHR and WFIE) - A plan to have several Illinois counties join Indiana has advanced to the Indiana Senate. House Bill 1008 passed out of the House on Thursday. It now heads to the Indiana Senate, where it has been sponsored by Sen. Scott Baldwin (R-District 20).

Hensley 4-5 0-0 10, Davis 9-17 0-0 22, Dibba 13-24 3-6 30, Mayo 1-4 2-2 4, Steffe 4-7 0-0 10, Sykes 4-6 0-0 8, Aligbe 1-3 0-0 2, Moreno 0-1 0-0 0, Sharp 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-67 5-8 86.

A legislative proposal in Indiana that seeks to establish a commission for absorbing 33 Illinois counties that have expressed