Donna Massey wipes tears from her face as she listens to the Rev. Al Sharpton speak to reporters about her daughter Sonya Massey’s death during a press conference last summer at New Mount ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Sangamon County, its sheriff's office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an investigation ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — At Monday's Sangamon County board meeting, board members passed a vote to have a referendum on April's ballot that could do away with the Sangamon County Recorder's ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Department of Justice and Sangamon County reached an agreement following the discrimination investigation that was formally requested by the Massey Commission two ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, saying the department “has not made a finding that SCSO, SCCDS and the ...

SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Justice Department and the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon County has declared a winter weather emergency as more snow falls on Central Illinois Friday. The emergency went into effect immediately upon its declaration ...

A former Sangamon County Coroner who resigned in 2011 after county officials threatened to eliminate the office has died.

Under an agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office will "review and update policies, rules and procedures" with the State's Attorney's Office.

Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, is last time for the County Board to put a binding referendum on a recall for the office of County Sheriff on the ballot in the April election. The County Board meets at the ...

The Auburn boys basketball team is setting a new standard. The Trojans prevailed 32-29 in a state-ranked showdown with Class 2A No. 1 Williamsville for their second straight Sangamon County ...