Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders signal proposals from health ...

Two Springfield landmarks are adding evening tours, art nights and Civil War programs this January. See what’s planned and ...

Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol facing a $2 billion budget hole while Democrats try to sell voters on a single ...

Witnesses told The SJ-R that several people shouted at the senator and got within inches of his face over the arrest of an ...

Wenonah Bish, 113, of Sherman was acknowledged as Illinois' oldest living person at the time of her death. Bish, a ...

The second major overhaul of the Capitol in just over a decade will include updated offices and enhanced security, as well as a refurbished Senate chamber finished last year.

One immediate result of the Massey Commission’s year-plus spent investigating the county’s response to mental health emergencies is a Springfield-area resource guide that lists more than 100 services ...

The Ohio governor is once again trying to counter misinformation about immigrants, more than a year after baseless claims ...

President Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disbanded less than a year into Trump’s second ...

Recalling parallels to aggressive federal immigration enforcement tactics in the Chicago region last fall, top Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD — In an expected move, the Trump administration filed a lawsuit last week seeking to nullify a new state law that ...