Michigan has had three state capitols. Lawmakers first met in Detroit before settling on a move to Lansing, which is home to ...

In a time of tense partisan clashes, Capitol Hill has a trusted leader in Jane L. Campbell, president and CEO of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Campbell’s focus is far from skirmishes but rather ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A record-smashing heat wave broiled the U.S. East for another day Wednesday, even as thermometers were ...

More than half the country, including Illinois, is currently in a heat dome. Here's what that means and how to stay safe ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will present a series of free history walks and porch talks at Springfield ...

The collection consists of 146 salt-paper prints (structural and decorative details) of the United States Capitol Dome, between 1855 and 1862. Dimensions range from 6 ¾" x 9 ½" to 17 1/8" x 10".

NORMAL — The Illinois State baseball team was unable to secure a coveted top four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, which begins Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field. Yet what the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were gunned down in what authorities say was a politically motivated killing, will lie in state in the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A 24-year-old college dropout suspected in the fatal shooting of a Capitol security guard was arrested Tuesday as he knocked on doors in a nearby residential ...

The moment John Rave has been waiting for arrived Monday. The Kansas City Royals called up the former Central Catholic High School and Illinois State standout to the major leagues for the first ...

The Midwest will experience a “heat dome” this weekend.It’s expected to cause oppressive heat and humidity for millions in wide stretches of states like Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.