The Illinois State Capitol building has been evacuated following a threatening call, according to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. In a tweet Monday afternoon, Giannoulias said the ...

Security has been beefed up here at the state Capitol. The Secretary of State’s Office has added more police officers to ...

(CBS) -- The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield was briefly placed ... as police conducted a sweep of the building. The lockdown was lifted about two hours later. Investigators said there ...

Michael Mollo Jr., of Oak Lawn, and Emil Kozeluh, of Palos Heights, are accused of clashing with police and storming the ...

As Gov. JB Pritzker’s own team projects a nearly $3 billion shortfall, the Illinois State Capitol is in for a tough budget ...

Two Chicago-area men, one a retired professional boxer and another a convicted burglar, have been hit with federal charges ...

In 2023, hundreds of people came to the state capitol supporting Invest in Kids. Started under Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017, the program allowed Illinois taxpayers to donate to a ...

Illinois Democrats prepare to counter policies of a second Trump administration, focusing on protecting state values.

A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that ...

Capitol Connection: Concerns still remain over Carbon Capture in Illinois, especially around Mahomet Aquifer Even with the gift of low Democratic turnout, Illinois Republicans could not capitalize in ...

The case against Michael Mollo Jr. and Emil Kozeluh is immediately in doubt because President-elect Donald Trump has promised ...