It comes from a spring 3,000 feet underground. According to a pamphlet by the Illinois Secretary of State's office, the current capitol (the state's sixth) was completed in 1888, 20 years after ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) -- The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield was briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon in response to a threat. The Illinois Secretary of State Police, which has ...

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

State Rep. Constance A. Howard in 2011 on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol. (E. Jason Wambsgans/ Chicago Tribune) Former state Rep. Constance Howard of Chicago pleaded guilty in 2013 ...

An Illinois state trooper died from injuries sustained in a crash on Friday afternoon in downstate Champaign County, authorities said. The Illinois State Police announced the death of Trooper Corey S.

For the rest of Illinois, you can look up early voting and polling place locations on the Illinois State Board of Elections website.

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

DNA testing company Nebula Genomics is facing a proposed federal class action in Chicago for allegedly violating an Illinois state law that restricts the collection and disclosure of personal ...

Illinois state taxes are high in some areas and low in others. For example, Illinois has one of the highest sales tax rates in the U.S., but it's also one of the states that don't tax retirement ...

Illinois State University, a public institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since 2002-2003. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so students can access ...

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