Months before a federal judge sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to prison on Friday, the once-mighty state Democratic Party chairman took the witness stand in his corruption ...

Illinois’ Clean Slate bill to seal nonviolent criminal records stalled again, but backers hope to revive it this fall.

The Armory auditorium's existing hardwood floor will be repaired and restored where possible, and a portion of the original ...

To preserve the park’s shoreline, IDNR’s project included building ... s properties. Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday advanced ... on homeschooling as a few thousand opponents occupied the State Capitol building and decried the legislation as a prime example of ...

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 ...

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.

“Although the Capitol building is closed due to the pandemic ... the General Assembly was not in session. The Illinois State Police did not respond to requests for comment about ISP’s security ...

Every capitol building has a unique look and distinct ... According to a pamphlet by the Illinois Secretary of State's office, the current capitol (the state's sixth) was completed in 1888 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA/WGN) — The Illinois State Capitol building was evacuated Monday following a threatening 911 call. An ‘all clear’ has since been given. Illinois Secretary of State ...