SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon County has officially lifted its winter weather emergency, but the City of Springfield is not ready to lift its own just yet.

Six months into its mission, the Massey Commission has expanded its focus beyond police reform to address broader societal ...

The deputy charged with her murder, Sean Grayson, had a troubled employment record at other Central Illinois police agencies.

Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff Deputy facing murder charges in connection with the death of Sonya Massey, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Voters in Sangamon County decided Tuesday to eliminate the Sangamon County Recorder's Office. With 100 ...

A plan to allow Sangamon County residents to recall its elected officials passed the Illinois Senate Thursday.

he was hired by Sangamon County in May 2023 only to have his career end 14 months later when he shot and killed 36-year-old Sonya Massey in her home. The Illinois Senate advanced a pair of bills ...

Sangamon County ... elected position of county recorder. A talked-about joint letter of support from the parties never materialized, though. Vernon Wrest leaves the Illinois Building at the ...

The capital murder trial of Jarvis H. Neely, 20, of Peoria was moved to Sangamon County in 2003. Neely was accused of fatally shooting police officer Donan "Jim" Faulkner on Sept. 20, 2001. No trial ...