The Indiana Legislature has passed a bill creating a commission to study the Indiana/Illinois boundary in the hope of stealing away several downstate Illinois counties. Why it matters: The legislation ...

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.

“Otherwise you’d hardly notice.” High speed potholes aside, the likenesses are a major reason some Indiana legislators are so eager to explore whether Illinois border counties that voted to separate ...