No, it wasn't fiscal responsibility or more transparency regarding health care costs; it was a measure that would create a commission that would "embrace" those counties in Illinois that would want become part of Indiana. More: 'A low-wage state': How Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded to Indiana's secession bill

Jennifer Lee Wilson pleaded guilty in October to reckless homicide, admitting she pinned her foster son, Dakota Levi Stevens, to the ground by lying on his midsection for about five minutes.

Jennifer Lee Wilson, who weighed 340 pounds, admitted to pinning her foster son to the ground by lying on his midsection for about 5 minutes.

Authorities have arrested a 54-year-old Indiana woman who failed to register as a sex offender, though prosecutors declined to approve additional charges, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said.

Indiana man, Lee Holliday, was sentenced to over three years in prison for participating in a mortgage scheme that defrauded institutions of $1.5 million and also for Covid-relief fraud.

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators in Indiana’s Republican-majority General Assembly have introduced a house bill that would establish a commission to discuss whether it’s advisable to adjust the boundary between Illinois and Indiana.

Indiana State Senator Mark Spencer addresses a $14 million tax revenue misallocation affecting Gary, East Chicago, and Michigan City.

Raymond L. Smith, 46, has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery to a correctional officer and other charges.

Indiana lawmakers have filed a bill to consider adding 33 Illinois counties who have voted to leave the state.

State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in Indiana to address the controversy surrounding a Lake County tax board

The northwest Indiana woman who was charged in the death of her 10-year-old foster son was sentenced on Friday, according to authorities.

An Arctic blast will drop temperatures into the single digits by Sunday, with wind chills as low as -25 by Monday morning.