Architect of the Capitol Andrea Aggertt inside the Illinois state Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2022, in Springfield. The architect of the Capitol is the point person for all repair contracts and ...

Police and armed soldiers ringed the Illinois Capitol building Sunday in a show of might intended to discourage armed protest leading up to Inauguration Day. The plan appeared to work this weekend ...

The Illinois Capitol building was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after police received notice of a threat involving the location, according to Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.

At 2:08 p.m., the Illinois Freeport Caucus's X, formerly Twitter, account posted, "We are on lockdown at the State Capitol and have been ordered to shelter in place." We are on lockdown at the ...

Completed in 1888 at the cost of $4.5 million, the Illinois Capitol’s distinctive central dome puts it at 361 feet tall, the highest of any non-tower capitol building (including the U.S. Capitol).

Lights illuminate the interior of the Illinois state Capitol building shortly before sunrise on Jan. 6, 2022, in Springfield. Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune ...

"The Illinois State Capitol Building is no longer under lockdown," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a statement posted to X. "Thank you to our Illinois Secretary of State Police for their quick response ...

A heavy police presence, fortified by members of the Illinois National Guard called up by Gov. JB Pritzker, remained at the Illinois Capitol Building Sunday.

A structural issue is keeping some 1,300 holiday lights from hanging on the Illinois State Capitol dome for a third straight year.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Due to a reported threat on March 12, authorities initiated a lockdown at the Illinois Capitol Building, prompting a police sweep of the premises. At 3:45 p.m., Secretary of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Police locked down the Illinois State Capitol Building on Tuesday after they received a threat, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said on X, the platform formerly known as ...

SPRINGFIELD — Police and armed soldiers ringed the Illinois Capitol building Sunday in a show of might intended to discourage armed protest leading up to Inauguration Day. The plan appeared to ...