When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of ...

Indiana legislators would like to redraw ... concept that a neighboring state directly to the east of us understands the plight that Illinois citizens are in and have come up with this idea ...

The third group doesn't care, they just want out of the state (Illinois)." Newlin said the option of joining Indiana wasn't ...

"If Indiana were to want us," Newlin said, "they should not presume all 33 counties wanted to join. We'd need a separate referendum." Even if Illinois leaders changed their mind and congress got ...