On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With Election Day just over two weeks away, incumbent House members in the Springfield area hold substantial fundraising leads over their challengers.

Editor's note: Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election is underway in Illinois.

Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Friday extending the statewide moratorium on residential evictions for another 30 days.

For the second consecutive day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported the single highest one-day total of positive COVID-19 cases.

A video series filmed at the University of Illinois Springfield's Child Protection Training Academy is serving as a national simulation training model for preparing child welfare workers and students for working with at-risk children and families.

Biscuits & Brunch has expanded its hours to serve an earlier crowd. New hours at the Montvale Junction eatery are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

City governments do not have to close on Election Day this year following a court ruling in Sangamon County, the Illinois Municipal League said Friday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has epitomized the saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention.