Illinois State Capitol

The Illinois State Capitol building replaced the Old Capitol in 1877 and is still in use today. People can observe legislative sessions from a balcony, visit the the Illinois Firefighter Memorial (southeast corner) and the Illinois Police Officers Memorial (southwest corner). The State Capitol is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 9am to 3pm.

The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, is the building that houses the executive and legislative branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current structure is the sixth to serve as capitol since Illinois became a part of the United States in 1818. The capitol is in the architectural style of the French Renaissance and was designed by Cochrane and...