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 ...

Illinois, called for an independent investigation into the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, adding that Sheriff Jack Campbell's retirement, announced Friday in the wake of the July 6 fatal ...

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

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 ...

States attorneys from Illinois and 40 other states are prodding Congress to require a U.S. surgeon general warning for young ...

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 ...