INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTVO) — Indiana’s Senate passed a bill, which already cleared the Indiana House, that would begin the process of absorbing Illinois counties that wish to break away from Cook County and Chicago.
The bill now heads to Gov. Mike Braun to be signed into law.
“We all have our own opinions of how good things are here in Indiana, but folks from outside Indiana are eyeballing us,” said Sen. Scott Baldwin (R-Noblesville). “… we’re just signaling to those Illinois counties that Indiana is open for business and we’d be happy to accept them.”…