The Illinois Big Tree Register is being tidied up and brings a reminder of how many champion trees are around us, including ...

Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...

Not so. We want to kick ourselves out of Illinois.” The state legislature has voted 69-25 to embrace any neighbouring ...

Merritt, chair of the nonprofit New Illinois ... a new state, Merritt told IndyStar, joining Indiana would be the "next best option." Democrat Ragen Hatcher, a representative from Lake County ...

She asked Huston if part of the discussion could include Lake County seceding from Indiana and joining Illinois ... being heard at the state level, but ultimately feels this sends the wrong message, ...

Wisconsin is on track to break spending records once again in a high court contest that's at times turned heated. But these ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says his judicial philosophy lets him leave politics out of his decisions.

A snowstorm is rolling into eastern Iowa on Wednesday, with the potential for several inches of accumulation throughout the day. What to know ...

The race – between liberal candidate, Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford ... that had imposed a near total ban on ballot drop boxes and striking down state legislative maps drawn by Republicans.

Apple Maps joined ... as Lake Illinois and proposed the annexation of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jurisdictions name different landmarks differently, such as a road crossing town, county or village ...