Numerous bills have been introduced in the Illinois legislature that would dissolve townships with varying populations, including 50,000, 5,000 and 500 people.

The McDonough County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in a murder investigation. According to law enforcement ...

A police chase that started after a motorcycle shop burglary in Sangamon County ended over 100 miles away when a suspect fell ...

Some officials across Central Illinois are worried several townships could be dissolved if proposed bills continue to move ...

The Indiana House gave a stamp of approval to Republican House Speaker Todd Huston’s bill that creates a commission to discuss how Illinois counties could secede from their state and join Indiana.

And he’s not the only one. Durrance lives near Lake Munson in the 32305 ZIP code, which is a hotspot for mail crime in the Capital County. More than 40% of all mail fraud cases in Leon County ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana House committee has advanced a bill to start the process of potentially annexing counties from Illinois. House Bill 1008, authored by Indiana Speaker Rep. Todd Huston ...

The La Salle County Board passed a rare roll call: eight “yes” votes, one “no” vote (Bill Brown, R-Utica) and with 17 members abstaining or voting “present.” (Scott Anderson) The La Salle County Board ...