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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal ...
The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield was put under lockdown over an alleged gun threat. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said 'The Illinois Secretary of State Police ...
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. The ...
Progress was being made on one of the most ambitious renovation projects at the Illinois State Capitol. A big hole in what was a parking lot to the north of the building adjacent to Monroe Street ...
Illinois lawmakers advance Clean Slate Act to seal nonviolent records, aiming to boost jobs and reduce recidivism.
Using a pencil-size tool, Megan Smith spent countless hours cutting glass for a stained glass skylight destined for the ceiling of the Senate chamber in the Illinois State Capitol building.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The Illinois State Capitol building was evacuated Monday after a threatening 911 call, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said. The call triggered the state's alert ...
Hundreds of homeschooling families gathered inside the state Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois, earlier Wednesday, condemning the bill as an overreach by lawmakers. Will Estrada ...
An Illinois man accused of grabbing a police ... along with four related misdemeanor offenses. He entered the Capitol building illegally, posed for photos in the Rotunda, and when law enforcement ...
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 ...
In April, police locked down the Capitol for about an hour as the building was cleared following a bomb threat. Illinois State Police arrested a suspect accused of making the threat the following ...