When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of Cook County, Indiana House Republicans took notice. When we looked further and found that 33 counties in total had taken a similar vote since 2020,

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

Ralph Moses is fed up with liberal Democrats elected in Chicago controlling policy for the entire state of Illinois. That includes the state’s high taxes, unfriendly business

State lines rarely change. If it were to happen, the process would get complicated. Extremely complicated. Undaunted by the logistics, Indiana Republican state legislators are inviting counties in downstate Illinois to cut ties with the “Land of Lincoln” and join the Hoosier state.

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal to explore splitting from the state.

More:'A low-wage state': How Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded to Indiana's secession bill I grew up in Chicago (longtime south side and suffering White Sox fan) and attended Northern Illinois ...

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) Stephen Olowoniyi had 13 points to help Southern Indiana hold on for a 64-60 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night. Olowoniyi added five rebounds for the Screaming ...

Democrats including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called it a “stunt.” Indiana Lt. Gov Micah Beckwith said it would “Make Illinois Great Again." Indiana lawmakers are pushing a bill that would ...

Illinois' Adalia McKenzie (24) gets past Indiana's Chloe Moore-McNeil (22) and Lilly Meister to score during the Indiana versus Illinois women's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

That goes triple for women’s basketball bracketology as there is nowhere near the same amount of coverage given to forecasting the women’s tournament as there is for the men’s version. That said, bracketology offers an image of where a team is at a given time.

Assists_Illinois 18 (Bryant 7), Indiana 7 (Moore-McNeil 3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Illinois 28 (Bostic 8), Indiana 26 (Parrish 7). Total Fouls_Illinois 15, Indiana 14. Technical Fouls_None.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana’s 8 p.m. ET game at Purdue on Friday is on national TV. FOX is carrying the game. Indiana will hope it can change its luck in nationally televised games on over-the-air networks. The Hoosiers are 1-3 in games on network TV.