Illinois Secretary of State Police swept the building and surrounding grounds for explosive devices, but none were found, Giannoulias said. Employees were allowed back inside about 1:45 p.m.

The $225 million project funded by the state's Rebuild Illinois initiative will update facilities on the north wing of the statehouse while also building more parking underneath the Stratton Building.

State senators and their invited guests stand for a prayer before their swearing-in ceremony in the newly renovated chamber on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Visitors to the Illinois State Capitol over the holiday season might notice something different this year: the lack of holiday displays in the rotunda. The Illinois Secretary of State's Office ...

Hundreds of homeschooling families gathered inside the state Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois, earlier Wednesday, condemning the bill as an overreach by lawmakers.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias shared on social media that the State Capitol building was evacuated after a threatening 911 call made just before 1 p.m. triggered the alert system.

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 ...

Officers with the Illinois Secretary of State and Springfield police departments, including bomb-sniffing dogs, swept the Capitol grounds before an "all clear" order was issued around 3 p.m.

"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 ...