On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: An Illinois sheriff will retire in the wake of the deputy killing of Sonya Massey. Sixty-one people are dead after a plane crash in Brazil.

If approved by the full county board on Wednesday, the appointment will be effective immediately with the term expiring in ...

Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon will serve as sheriff in a temporary capacity after Sheriff Jack Campbell retires.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was ...

Tonight, history was made when the Sangamon County Board selected Paula Crouch as the newest Sheriff following the retirement of former Sheriff Jack Campbell. She is the ...

Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter will nominate Paula Crouch to serve as Sheriff at the September 18th board ...

Crouch’s contributions to law enforcement have been recognized with numerous awards, including the William Herndon Award for ...

Former Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy of the Year Keith Gardner continues to battle his own set of medical issues, not to mention a complex Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund system that he ...

The Sheriff Applicant Review Committee was created by County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter and will be chaired by retired 7th ...

Jim O’Sullivan will step down from serving as Chesapeake’s sheriff. He is retiring after leading the sheriff’s office for 12 ...

One day after announcing his impending retirement after 12 years as Chesapeake's sheriff, Jim O'Sullivan thanked a crowd of ...

Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon will serve as sheriff in a temporary capacity ... of Sonya Massey by a deputy on July 6. According to Illinois law, the Sangamon County Board Chair Andy Van ...