SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The Illinois State Capitol building was locked down, after a threat was made Tuesday afternoon, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said in a post on X, formerly known ...

Illinois Secretary of State Police confirmed a threatening 911 call prompted an evacuation of the capitol building in Springfield shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday.

On April 22, the Illinois Department of Human Services received a call that a bomb had been planted at a public aid office building and at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, according to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA/WGN) — The Illinois State Capitol building was evacuated Monday following a threatening 911 call. An ‘all clear’ has since been given.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Due to a reported threat on March 12, authorities initiated a lockdown at the Illinois Capitol Building, prompting a police sweep of the premises. At 3:45 p.m., Secretary of ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois’ Old State Capitol in Springfield has been accepted to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.