The Illinois Governor's Mansion is decorated for the holidays, Nov. 29, 2023, in Springfield. It was completed in 1855 after Democratic Gov. Joel Matteson found the previous executive residence, a ...

Illinois governor’s mansion haunted by history, hijinks, heirlooms and art — but no ghosts First lady M.K. Pritzker gave columnist Michael Sneed a tour of the quietly elegant, Illinois artist ...

Rauner spoke Tuesday at the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel and Tourism in Chicago. She said the Executive Mansion in Springfield will reopen July 14 for public tours.

As part of Illinois' Bicentennial observance, its first residence - the Illinois Governor's Mansion in Springfield - has been resurrected from its former aged condition and will reopen for daily ...

For nearly 20 years, Chicago-area governors have given Springfield residency a wink and a nod by making their official home in the governor’s mansion while keeping a more low-key residence upstate.

The Illinois Governor’s Mansion has needed millions in repairs since 2015, and now Gov. J.B. Pritzker will fund a few hundred thousand dollars more for renovations to the historic Springfield ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The newly-renovated Illinois governor's mansion is slated to open to the public for tours on July 14. ABC7's Stacey Baca was among those given a hard-hat tour of the ...

Saturday marked the official public reopening of the Illinois Governor’s Mansion, which has undergone a massive, multimillion-dollar renovation over the past two years – a project close to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana, say they're moving back into the Illinois Governor's Mansion as renovations wrap up on the historic home. The Rauners are scheduled ...

A tree featuring Illinois sports teams in the governor’s office includes St. Louis Cardinals ornaments, Nov. 29, 2023, at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield. Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune ...