Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create ...

Under proposed legislation, Illinois would explore the viability of reducing reliance on the state's gas tax by putting in ...

Duke ended Auburn’s eight-week stay at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday, while the Tigers ...

The investigation into the death of an Oregon woman, found Friday at her residence, is ongoing, but there is no threat to the public, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said Monday afternoon. "While ...

Ogle County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of a body at 4165 E. Route 64, about 3 1/2 miles east of Oregon. Several law enforcement vehicles, the sheriff's office's mobile command ...

Trump Isn't Alone in His Geopolitical Aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon Want Change Too As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over ...

As engines become more fuel efficient, and electric vehicles make greater inroads, Illinois faces an unexpected consequence — less funding for roads.

But organizers in Illinois and Oregon hope to capitalize on the current political environment. “With this polarization,” said G.H. Merritt, chair of the pro-breakaway group New Illinois.

As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural residents of Illinois and Oregon are promoting geopolitical change of their own ...