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The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Police try to hold back protesters who gather to storm the Capitol and halt a joint session of the 117th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service)

SIU students and staff react to the events that occurred at the Capitol

By Courtney Alexander, Staff Reporter
January 19, 2021
Illinois State Capital building seen from a rooftop in downtown Springfield, IL on Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020.

Springfield Capitol boards up, police take extra precautions in case of riots

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 15, 2021
Springfield prepares for possibility of armed riots on inauguration day

Springfield prepares for possibility of armed riots on inauguration day

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 12, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Pelosi asks military about keeping Trump from nuclear codes

By Billy House and Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg News, Tribune Content Agency
January 8, 2021
Kids hold signs at the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) building as protestors speak about the ISBE's mask guidelines for the schools for the fall semester on Saturday, July 25, 2020 in Springfield, IL.

‘My child my choice:’ Demonstrators gather to protest mask mandate in schools

By Kallie Cox, Editor in Chief
July 25, 2020
A protestor displays a sign during the statewide Reopen Illinois protest on Friday, May 1, 2020 in Springfield, IL.

Gallery: Fed up Illinoisans take to the state capital during the Reopen Illinois protest

By Jared Treece, Photographer
May 2, 2020
Daily Egyptian file photo.

Strike vote by big Illinois worker union starts Monday

By Chicago Tribune Staff
January 30, 2017
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan holds a press conference in Chicago on Nov. 21, 2011. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

Attorney general’s office: Move to stop state payroll has ‘everyone unhappy’

By Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia | Chicago Tribune
January 28, 2017
Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton listen as Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks about making changes in the state on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Madigan re-elected speaker for 17th time, lays out Democratic economic agenda

By Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger | Chicago Tribune
January 12, 2017
Rank-and-file Illinois lawmakers talking income tax hike

Rank-and-file Illinois lawmakers talking income tax hike

By Monique Garcia and Celeste Bott and Kim Geiger, Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2016

Illinois House, Senate play political games on constitutional amendments

By Monique Garcia and Celeste Bott, Chicago Tribune
April 23, 2016
Michael Madigan and Bruce Rauner. (TNS)

Lawmakers return to Capitol as budget impasse drags on

By Dan Petrella, The Pantagraph
April 3, 2016
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