Ahead of the 2025 Consolidated Election, Illinoisans can vote early for key roles in their local government. The full list of ...

While Illinois’ total population grew slightly last year, many areas of the state experienced population decline. People moved out of state from half the counties.

Here’s how the top 10 wealthiest counties in Illinois compare, according to an analysis from finance website SmartAsset. Getty Images Lake County was recently named the wealthiest county in ...

A House committee on Monday approved a bill that could start an unusual and unlikely process through which several dozen Illinois counties could join the state of Indiana. In an 11-1 vote ...

STATEHOUSE — A bill that would approve the annexation of several counties in Illinois by Indiana has advanced out of a House committee at the state legislature. The bipartisan committee voted on ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana House committee has advanced a bill to start the process of potentially annexing counties from Illinois. House Bill 1008, authored by Indiana Speaker Rep. Todd Huston ...