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 ...

The counties, which are largely in central and southern Illinois, have expressed frustration by the “dominance” of Chicago in Cook County, a Democrat stronghold (Getty Images) Indiana has ...

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

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 ...

distancing themselves from Cook County. The Illinois Separation Movement is efforting to get more counties and municipalities to weigh in on separation. Indiana has crafted a bill setting up a ...

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 ...

On Jan. 14, 2025, Indiana House Republicans outlined their priorities for the 2025 Indiana legislative session, including creating a commission to possibly add several Illinois counties to the ...