Sen. Scott Baldwin presents on Illinois secession legislation in committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to the Indiana Senate’s floor after a 7-2 committee vote Wednesday. Companion legislation in the Prairie State is already dead, however.
“I’ll just say this: things are better in Indiana then they are in Illinois,” said Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville. “It’s no surprise” people want to move…