Nice memorial dedicated to the 112 soldiers and one nurse from Sangamon County who died serving…read moretheir country during World War I. This memorial is part of the war memorial monuments that are in the Oak Ridge Cemetery. Parking is available near the memorials.

Spending a long weekend in Springfield being an Illinois resident for the last 40 years and this is…read moreour first time here and it was beautiful! Lots to see and it is free but donation is appreciated. Learned so much about the capital and everything is original and lots to see. Could easily spend a couple of hours here. From the beautiful building to the old office how it used to be back in the Supreme Court. We enjoyed ourselves and our family learned a bit about our history.

It's a wonderful, beautiful, neat and sad monument to the firemen of illinois…read more It is behind the state capital near a couple other pieces of different art. Take a look, enjoy!

It's located on Rt. 66, next to the capital & across from the library with fountains in front of…read morethe statue of Martin Luther King Jr. The current Supreme Court Building was built in 1908 for $450,500. It houses the Ceremonial Courtroom, Law Library & court staff.

One needn't know a thing about law or lawyering to appreciate the beauty and simple grandeur of the…read moreIllinois Supreme Court building in Springfield. My plans yesterday at the Capitol were attenuated because House Speaker Madigan's office had appropriated every single seat in the House Gallery for Governor Quinn's Budget Address. Translation: the public was essentially prevented from attending the Governor's speech. I solved that by walking across the street to the Illinois Supreme Court, which had ended its session yesterday, until May or so. I knew the building would be open but the entrance would be full of security - no doubt retired FBI and other law enforcement officials. I entered, and was correct. "Good morning, Sir. State your business please. Are you a lawyer?" "Recovering lawyer." All cops break up laughing. One asked: "How may we help you and exactly what is a recovering lawyer?" I said I had time to kill, no longer practice law, am a legal studies professor now, and simply wanted to spend time in the building, check out the library collection, view the artwork, etc. One of these fine gentleman said he had time and if I would like he would be happy to give me his personal tour. You bet. As I suspected, my tour guide-security officer was a former FBI agent or Illinois State Police; I'm not sure. He was a great guy, and what made his tour so interesting for me is that while he showed me the building and its treasures, he also weaved in a narration of his experience growing up in Springfield the son of a local trial lawyer who had argued a handful of cases in the Supreme Court; he told me how it felt for him to see his Dad argue - and win. Here are my pix of the Library, the main Court, the Ceremonial Court Room, and various other details: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/V-sjEb8q9g1EfNQ0VTaY3Q

The state capital building is a fun place to visit. They have free tours daily that will take you…read moreto all 3 floors of this Renaissance Revival/ Second Empire style building. The 405 foot dome is regal to say the least. If you're there while the legislature is in session, you can watch from seats in the balcony. It's mostly all marble inside and has historic paintings and statues on every floor.

05/26/26 - Illinois State Capitol fitting review for a beautiful building (REVIEW 1,700). Today I…read morewent down to Springfield as part of a 10 bus 500 members group trying to start a union. By bringing these people just before the session convenes we're trying to get their attention & hopefully get something booked into legislation. As faith would have it we were in the William G Stratton building to talk to a few legislators prior to the meeting on 05/28/26 when they convene and vote. We were going to attempt to talk to a few when an alarm went off signifying a lockdown of the building. About 10 of us sheltered in place while security searched the building. Finally we were shuttled down the hall towards tunnel to the Capitol building. Unfortunately the alarm sounded around 11am and we had to shelter in place for about 1 hr while they searched the building. After the clearance was given we moved through an underground tunnel connecting the William G Stratton building to the Illinois State Capitol. By doing this we didn't need to leave the building & go through security again. When we came up out of the tunnel we were in the Illinois State Capitol Building. I've lived in Illinois almost my entire life. This was the first time I was ever in the Capitol Building. This is an impressive beautiful building w/a very ornate 3 story dome. When we came up to the third floor many of the 500 people that came up w/us from Chicago were milling around along w/other special interest groups trying to get the attention of the legislators before they entered the chambers. From what I understand they were voting on 05/28/2026 on a number of issues and these groups came hoping to win support for their groups The Capitol building is a very impressive structure w/a 3 story central dome that rises to 360 feet. Designed in the French Renaissance and Italianate styles, it was constructed between 1868 and 1888. I was very impressed by the attention to detail that was put into this magnificent structure. The attention to every detail in this central dome is amazing.

The Old State Capitol is a reconstruction of Illinois' statehouse from 1840 to 1876. During the…read more20th century's civil rights movement, its restorers faithfully recreated the building in which John Jones & Frances Gage worked to expand the meaning of freedom. Lincoln served his final term as a state lawmaker in 1840-41. As a lawyer, he pleaded cases before the state supreme court in this building (1841-1860). In the Illinois House chamber, Lincoln made his House Divided speech in June 1858, announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. It was to the same chamber, in May 1865, that his body was returned to lie in state, arriving from Washington, D.C., prior to final burial in Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery.

We had a great time here at the old Capitol. We enjoyed the self guided tour and listening to the…read moreLincoln Troubadours sing in the rotunda area and in the old house chamber. This statehouse was not used very long, but Lincoln was in here when he was alive. It was also the last place he lay in state before they closed the coffin and buried him and his son Willie in the Springfield cemetery. We enjoyed the Underground Railroad display and stories in the old Supreme Court Chambers. This place is kind of big and you can schedule at least an hour to see everything. As of June 2025 it's open Thursday through Saturday.

My experience with the Department of Natural Resources was outstanding. It started with Michelle…read morehelping me through the initial submission of documents and how/where to mail them. Al was also really helpful but Michelle's last minute heroics got me all my boat and trailer registration/title in time for a fishing vacation! I couldn't be happier and am still a little suprised they got this done in the little time we had! thank you Michelle and Al!

I have been actively purchasing legal hunting/fishing licenses, deer hunting tags, habitat stamps,…read moreand FOID cards since I was twelve years old. Since then the price of such items have steadily increased to a level to where already expensive outdoor sports are emptying sportsmen and women's wallets. Their customer service is extremely poor as well.

I loved how cool it was too learn about the history, very cool place , friendly staffread more

Review Visit: May 12th, 2015…read more "You can't handle the truth!" Here's the truth. My friend and I always saw the sign for the Mt. Pulaski Courthouse whenever we would drive down to Springfield or St. Louis to go exploring. It just happened on this day, we decided to make the small detour to check it out. Not too surprisingly that when we arrived late in the afternoon, the courthouse was closed for the day. All we got to do was enjoy the beautiful weather while checking out the grounds around the courthouse and looking at the courthouse itself. It was fun to roam the grounds and see the relics they had out for display/viewing. Check out the links below to have a history lesson on the courthouse and area itself. Maybe one day I will get to go back and see the inside instead of peeking through the windows from afar.