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,

Before everyone recovered from their inaugural hangovers, Indiana’s new administration and legislature got to work with a number of policy items that should be met with bipartisan approval.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Automaker Stellantis plans to reopen an assembly plant in Illinois and build the next ... and making additional investments at its Kokomo, Indiana facilities to produce the GME-T4 EVO ...

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.

Stellantis' Belvidere Assembly Plant, was indefinitely idled at the end of February 2023. More than 1,000 people were put out of work.

The news, announced in a letter to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa on Wednesday, also provided some good news to workers in Detroit, where the next generation Dodge Durango will be built and those in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned.

The UAW believed the company was going back on its plant investment commitments. Now, as Trump takes office, the automaker has renewed its U.S. plans.

Illinois women’s basketball star Kendall Bostic made history on Monday night. Bostic notched 11 rebounds, with most of the second half still remaining, the break the program’s all-time career rebounding record.

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler parent Stellantis is moving forward with plans to build a new midsize pickup truck in Belvidere, Illinois, the company said on Wednesday, ending months of conflict with the United Auto Workers union over delays, and strengthening its U.S. production footprint as President Donald Trump takes office.

Hoosier taxpayers will need to pony up almost $2 billion more per year to match the fiscal largesse those secessionist counties receive from the rest of Illinois.

Illinois guard Adalia McKenzie (24) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Sports Copy Editor Illinois guard Adalia McKenzie (24) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday,

Kokomo boxer Alejandro Resto won the Silver Gloves of America regional title this past weekend for the six-state Region 2 tournament at Anderson and has qualified for the upcoming Silver