-
In response to a Florida massacre and the killing of a Chicago police officer, the Democrat-controlled Illinois House pushed through some gun control…
-
A bomb threat Monday led to the evacuation of the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, but the building was reopened after authorities…
-
More than 200 people rallied outside the state capitol building in Springfield over the weekend to show support for immigrants.Standing in the shadow of…
-
Criticism is mounting over President Donald Trump’s decision to end a program protecting young, undocumented immigrants. The Catholic Dominican Sisters in…
-
Another Republican State Representative from northern Illinois has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2018.Steven Andersson of Geneva was a…
-
John Wilkes Booth is a villain in history. Yet, he had a prominent spot in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield.Since the facility…
-
Liberal Illinois lawmakers and citizens' groups celebrated International Women’s Day at the state Capitol. The all-Democratic list of speakers didn’t shy…
-
A protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration order drew families from Springfield’s Muslim community.It happened Monday at the Old State Capitol…
-
Late last month a bus carrying about 25 Texan students, mostly Latino, rolled into Springfield. The group was on a mission concerning the legacy of Santa…
-
Around 1,000 public safety officials are in Springfield this week for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s annual training summit. The event…