Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill's curiosity about a plot of land reminds him how focusing on the negative in life diminishes the positive.

A mild winter with low or no snow to cover fields allows birds such as sandhill cranes and Canada geese to stay in Wisconsin.

Good morning, Chicago. Legislation now on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk aims at providing protections for workers at large warehouses such as those run by Amazon by requiring employers to be more ...

It is hard to resist trolling Illinois, especially Chicago. I’ve done so myself on occasion. After all, Chicago is a city ...

The ballot question posed to Illinois voters in the November election alluded to "the possibility of separating from Cook County to form a new state or to seek admission to the Union as such ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

Those counties, now 33 in total, have voted to leave the state of Illinois. The language in the referenda involved the counties splitting off to create a new, 51st state—not joining Indiana.

Opinion: No, Illinois counties won't secede to Indiana. Here's why. Still, it's fun to troll a place like Chicago, and Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, who must be ranked among the most serious ...