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.

One person was injured in a shooting at a Burlington store on Friday evening in northwest Indiana, authorities said.

PORTER COUNTY, Ind. (WLS) -- A Northwest Indiana woman charged in the death of her foster son was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday. Dakota Levi Stevens, 10, died last April after a medical emergency at a home in Porter County. His death was eventually ruled a homicide.

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

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.

Authorities said the man convinced a casino employee to take $700,000 to a gas station in Gary, Indiana, to be handed off.

A federal jury has convicted a Chicago man for his role in an elaborate scheme to steal $700,000 from a West Michigan casino.

Police said a 23-year-old man was holding a gun in each hand, and threatening his mother and officers at the time he was shot.

A Chicago teen is facing charges for killing his mother’s ex during a custody handoff in Indiana. Erik Olaguez, 19, was charged on Jan. 2 with the murder of Edward Ruiz Jr., 42. He is in custody, held without bail. His next court date is May 7.

Indiana's legislature upped a long-standing rivalry with Illinois by introducing a bill to steal disgruntled counties. Why it matters: Indiana Republicans are seizing on the discord between Cook County and the state's rural counties,

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed nine executive orders on Wednesday that he said will streamline state government and boost efficiency, but one is getting the most attention.

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