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Ken Colbert
Ken Colbert@KColbertReport·
INDIANA ANNEXATION OF ILLINOIS COUNTIES The one-sided exploratory effort by Indiana to potentially absorb up to 33 specific rural and conservative-leaning counties from Illinois along or near their shared border continues to be discussed. This stems from frustration in downstate Illinois over Chicago-dominated politics, taxes, and policies. Here’s the current status as of June 2026:Background Starting around 2020, a growing number of Illinois counties (eventually 33) held non-binding advisory referendums asking voters whether they wanted to explore leaving Illinois and forming a new state (sometimes called “New Illinois” or similar movements). These counties are mostly in central and southern Illinois. In 2025, Indiana Republican lawmakers (led by House Speaker Todd Huston) responded by passing House Enrolled Act 1008. It created the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to study whether those counties could be transferred to Indiana instead of becoming their own state. It was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and took effect July 1, 2025. Indiana appointed 6 members; Illinois was invited to appoint up to 5 but declined (no companion legislation passed in Illinois, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the whole thing a “stunt”). The commission’s first (and so far only public) meeting was October 22, 2025, in Terre Haute. It heard testimony from residents who want to leave Illinois (though not all supported joining Indiana specifically). They planned a follow-up meeting for “early 2026” but no further meetings or final report have been publicly announced or reported since. Current Status (June 2026): The commission remains in existence but has made no formal recommendation yet. No boundary change has occurred or been voted on. Even if the commission recommends a transfer, it would require: 1) Approval by both Indiana and Illinois legislatures/governors (Illinois has shown zero interest). 2) Approval by the U.S. Congress (required under the U.S. Constitution for any state boundary change). Legal experts and officials on both sides describe it as a long-shot symbolic gesture rather than a realistic path to annexation. fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-a… @MicahBeckwith @LGMicahBeckwith @GovBraun @SenatorBanks @indianagop @INGOP @INFREEDOMCAUCUS @Trevor4indiana @HeritageIndiana @Indy_reporter_ @indystar @JayStarkeySen6 @Trevor4indiana
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Fat Albatross
Fat Albatross@FatAlbatross58·
@leftylifter @KColbertReport I mean Indiana is a top 15 state in economic health while Illinois mismanagement of their finances has them in the bottom 10 but go off
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Jlifts@leftylifter·
@KColbertReport So Il would become a significantly better state with all the downstate fucking maga morons gone and Indiana would continue to accelerate its progress to the most morally and fiscally bankrupt state in the country? Sounds like a win for the remaining IL residents.
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Fat Albatross
Fat Albatross@FatAlbatross58·
@hiitsgwen It’s funny you say that after state officials diverted hundreds of millions from the road fund to Chicago area transit
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Gwen
Gwen@hiitsgwen·
“Our taxes are so high” you should see the taxes ppl in Chicago are paying to pave YOUR roads
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Gwen
Gwen@hiitsgwen·
Noooo don’t take the downstate counties…how could you do that…this is a tragedy for Illinois…how will we ever recover
Ken Colbert@KColbertReport

INDIANA ANNEXATION OF ILLINOIS COUNTIES The one-sided exploratory effort by Indiana to potentially absorb up to 33 specific rural and conservative-leaning counties from Illinois along or near their shared border continues to be discussed. This stems from frustration in downstate Illinois over Chicago-dominated politics, taxes, and policies. Here’s the current status as of June 2026:Background Starting around 2020, a growing number of Illinois counties (eventually 33) held non-binding advisory referendums asking voters whether they wanted to explore leaving Illinois and forming a new state (sometimes called “New Illinois” or similar movements). These counties are mostly in central and southern Illinois. In 2025, Indiana Republican lawmakers (led by House Speaker Todd Huston) responded by passing House Enrolled Act 1008. It created the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to study whether those counties could be transferred to Indiana instead of becoming their own state. It was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and took effect July 1, 2025. Indiana appointed 6 members; Illinois was invited to appoint up to 5 but declined (no companion legislation passed in Illinois, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the whole thing a “stunt”). The commission’s first (and so far only public) meeting was October 22, 2025, in Terre Haute. It heard testimony from residents who want to leave Illinois (though not all supported joining Indiana specifically). They planned a follow-up meeting for “early 2026” but no further meetings or final report have been publicly announced or reported since. Current Status (June 2026): The commission remains in existence but has made no formal recommendation yet. No boundary change has occurred or been voted on. Even if the commission recommends a transfer, it would require: 1) Approval by both Indiana and Illinois legislatures/governors (Illinois has shown zero interest). 2) Approval by the U.S. Congress (required under the U.S. Constitution for any state boundary change). Legal experts and officials on both sides describe it as a long-shot symbolic gesture rather than a realistic path to annexation. fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-a… @MicahBeckwith @LGMicahBeckwith @GovBraun @SenatorBanks @indianagop @INGOP @INFREEDOMCAUCUS @Trevor4indiana @HeritageIndiana @Indy_reporter_ @indystar @JayStarkeySen6 @Trevor4indiana

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Fat Albatross
Fat Albatross@FatAlbatross58·
@twelcher15 Do hope you enjoyed the rest of the game. His walk off hit must have been quite entertaining! Looking forward to your take on it
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Thomas Welch
Thomas Welch@twelcher15·
The reason why PCA is so good is because most outfielders don’t even get to this ball with the speed and range with which he closes. Just makes every difficult play look routine
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MLB
MLB@MLB·
A BEAUTIFUL catch to end the ballgame by PCA 🤩
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Born on Third
Born on Third@BornOnThirdCubs·
Bases loaded nobody out for... Bregman Happ Seiya
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🅱️🚂@blakecowellx·
IM NOT GIVING UP ON THIS TEAM IN MAY CMON LETS TURN THIS SHIT AROUND
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Barstool Baseball
Barstool Baseball@StoolBaseball·
It looks like the Cubs are gonna lose 10 in a row
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Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz@TaylorLorenz·
@ryansatin What the heck kind of school did u go to bc this was certainly not the case for any school I attended 😵‍💫
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Jacob Zanolla
Jacob Zanolla@jacobzanolla·
At what point does Counsell stop hitting Happ and Suzuki B2B. It’s not working. Would love to have someone like Conforto in between them to mix things up
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Polymarket
Polymarket@Polymarket·
JUST IN: All 17 U.S. passengers of the hantavirus cruise ship are now being flown to Nebraska for evaluation after one tested positive.
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Townhall.com
Townhall.com@townhallcom·
VA Gov. Spanberger (D) laughs, smiles, and signs the redistricting bill that will disenfranchise about 48% of Republican-leaning voters by packing them into one district. It proposes a 10-1 Democratic advantage. Great stuff, Virginia.
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Fat Albatross
Fat Albatross@FatAlbatross58·
@SonRanto It has to be tiring to wake up every day and immediately begin a brawl with a straw man
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Danny Rockett
Danny Rockett@SonRanto·
Everyone who tells me I can’t be a #Cubs fan because some of the players politics and religions don’t align with my own, can only listen to musicians that aligns with your politics. Have fun with your Kid Rock and Sandy Patti playlist.
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RGX🐦‍🔥
RGX🐦‍🔥@ragnar_xps·
@WoundedLion__ Wanna quote what they usually say. "It's not Racism, it's pattern recognition"
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Jared Carrabis
Jared Carrabis@Jared_Carrabis·
The Cubs can’t stop winning and can’t stop walking off. 7 straight wins. 14 straight wins at Wrigley. 3 straight walk-offs. There’s hot and then there’s whatever kind of demon magic the Cubs are working with.
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