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

Tatyana Shlyak, who was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States in 1995, is a tour guide at the Illinois state Capitol in Springfield, March 2, 2022.

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 ...

Some parts of the U.S., such as Phoenix, Arizona, are famously hot without the mugginess. Phoenix and nearby desert regions ...

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

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An Illinois state lawmaker has proposed creating a commemorative license plate honoring Pope Leo XIV, in order to help pay for a statue of the Chicago-born pontiff at the state capitol in ...

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

SPRINGFIELD — A group of Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit this week that seeks to nullify legislation they say would indelibly alter both the business and legal landscape of Illinois.

Illinois State Rifle Association's Richard Pearson said that argument won’t hold up. “You can't take the right away of 105 or 120 million people because of an incident.