Illinois county employees urged to speak out ahead of ethics hearing
A former McLean County Board candidate is urging government employees to come forward ahead of an Illinois State Board of ...
Rural Illinois Counties Vote To Secede—but How Hard Is It To Switch States Without Having To Move?
G.H. Merritt explains that under the U.S. Constitution, you need approval from both the state legislature and Congress for ...
The Indianapolis Star12d
Indiana shouldn't want Illinois' poor counties | Opinion
Both Illinois and Indiana policymakers are failing their rural counties, though most of the blame for economic decline ...
Wall Street Journal7d
Secession From Illinois Is in the Air
Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...
The State Journal-Register15d
33 Illinois counties explore formation of a new state. Here's what could happen
Thirty-three counties ... keep the Illinois government from approving that." More:Juvenile Detention Center in Springfield reopens with new security measures Ivers said there is "a political ...
33 Illinois counties explore formation of a new state. Here's what could happen
More than 30 Illinois counties are looking to leave the state and join another state. Here's what you need to know.