With final approval by the Indiana House yesterday, the Indiana-Illinois border bill passed both chambers of the Indiana legislature and heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk for signature into law. Braun intends to sign the bill, said governor’s office spokesman Griffin Reid.

The Indiana Legislature has passed a bill creating a commission to study the Indiana/Illinois boundary in the hope of stealing away several downstate Illinois counties. Why it matters: The legislation,

While Gov. Mike Braun may sign the bill into law, the process of annexing the counties into Indiana will face a difficult road.