Progress was being made on one of the most ambitious renovation projects at the Illinois State Capitol. A big hole in what was a parking lot to the north of the building adjacent to Monroe Street ...

The last few times Illinois ... so-called capital investments. And don’t forget the $670,000 copper doors and $350,000 chandeliers purchased for the Capitol at a time when the state was facing ...

This holiday season, the Illinois State Capitol is celebrating both Santa and Satan. A statue designed and funded by the Satanic Temple of Chicago is on display in the statehouse in Springfield ...

Using a pencil-size tool, Megan Smith spent countless hours cutting glass for a stained glass skylight destined for the ceiling of the Senate chamber in the Illinois State Capitol building.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Illinois State Fair will return to Springfield this summer, and several major musical acts will be taking to the Grandstand stage. The fair gets underway on Aug. 7 in the state capital ...