Illinois secession bill passes out of Indiana committee

Illinois secession bill passes out of Indiana committee, but even supporters aren’t totally on board
A bill to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border received initial approval Monday in an Indiana House committee, but some Illinois supporters prefer to establish a new state.
Indiana House bill to annex Illinois counties advances from committee
Indiana House committee advances a bill to set up a bi-state commission to redraw the border between Indiana and Illinois.
Indiana House Speaker's proposal to absorb 33 Illinois counties advances
A measure aimed at allowing Indiana to absorb 33 counties in Illinois that have voted in recent years to leave the state has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but the effort faces a major uphill battle.
Indiana lawmakers advance Illinois secession bill. Why some Democrats voted for it
House Speaker Todd Huston's priority bill to launch a commission discussing redrawing the state boundary earned Democratic support Monday.
Illinois secession bill passes Indiana legislative panel
The bill would create the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission that would make recommendations to redraw the border. It would require approval by both state legislatures and Congress. Gov.
Indiana House approves Illinois secession bill
Indiana lawmakers have advanced legislation that would have the state swallow up some Illinois counties. It would take action by legislatures in both states to make this happen as well as the United States Congress.
Illinois quick hits: Indiana to redraw its border with Illinois advances
Indiana to redraw its border with Illinois advances A bill to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border received initial approval Monday in an Indiana House committee. The measure, authored by Speaker Todd Huston,

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Illinois Route 59 closed from Route 22 to Cuba Road in Lake County
Illinois Route 59 is currently closed from Illinois Route 22 to Cuba Road in Lake County as frigid temperatures have caused ...
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Illinois police dog helps find, capture suspected burglar in Lake County
LAKE CO., Ill. - A Lake County sheriff’s police dog helped find and apprehend a suspected burglar early Friday morning.
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Proposal To Annex Illinois Counties Moves Out Of Statehouse Committee
A bill that see several counties in Illinois annexed by Indiana has advanced out of a House committee in the state ...
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‘Bright futures in law enforcement’: Lake County sheriff’s explorers take home 7 trophies, win most awards at state competition
The Lake County sheriff's explorer post took home seven trophies – the most out of any other group in the state – at a ...
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Illinois babysitter stole jewelry and handbags from homes, sold them on Facebook Marketplace: police
An Illinois woman has been charged with stealing jewelry, handbags and clothing from homes where she worked as a babysitter ...
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Catfish and largemouth holding firm at Ramsey Lake in Fayette County, Ill.
Roughly 85% of the channel cats sampled in DNR’s survey from Ramsey Lake were 16 inches or longer, and 70% were over 18 ...
Sheriff's deputies, K9 Duke arrest suspected burglar hiding in woods in Lake County
Brendan M. Wilcox, 37, was charged with felony counts of burglary and theft and received an additional charge for resisting a peace officer.
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Gifts from the glaciers: Lake County’s legacy and future of ice
Ice seems temporary. It melts in a glass. It disappears at a sunbeam’s touch. It ebbs with the first relief of spring. But ...