Is This What The New Illinois/Indiana Border Would Be?

The Midwest might get a bit restructured.

By now, you've probably heard that Indiana is willing to absorb the Illinois counties that voted to explore secession in November.

Most recently, a bill has been created in Indiana that would create a commission for it. It would be the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Committee. It would consist of representatives from both states figuring out how to adjust the borders.

What It Could Be

Social media being what it is, everyone's trying to figure out what the Midwest might be. There's a specific map swirling around on what the new border would look like. Mind you, I couldn't find this map confirmed by a reliable news source or in the bill documents. It's unconfirmed (at least in online documents) but it's being shared everywhere (Reddit, Imgur, Facebook, Insta, TikTok, YouTube, et al). So maybe it's what people think it will or should look like?

The Red parts of Illinois want to join Indiana, and the Blue parts of Indiana want to join Illinois

Whether that map is true or not, the bill to create a committee for Illinois-Indiana Boundary Adjustment did progress in Indiana's legislature this week.

Amendments to the merger were proposed, like letting counties decide if they wanted to leave Indiana and be absorbed into Illinois.

Meanwhile, everyone's so chatty about the map.

The bill actually marks the first time that Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston has proposed a standalone piece of legislation since he took over the House Speaker role. Meanwhile, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker isn't taking it seriously, dismissing it as a "stunt".

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