SPRINGFIELD — Sangamon County officials have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff's deputy ...

Massey, a 36-year-old Black ... of Springfield the morning of July 6. More:33 Illinois counties explore formation of a new state. Here's what could happen Sangamon County Sheriff's deputies ...

Doris Turner, D-Springfield, to strengthen background checks and increase transparency in law enforcement hiring. Sangamon County Assistant State's Attorney Joel Benoit and two outside attorneys ...

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. — Sangamon County, its sheriff’s office and its central dispatch system announced last week an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an investigation ...

The Sangamon County Board approved ... all they are asking for is help.” Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds ...

County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by ...

My heart is heavy today. This is my daughter’s birthday,” said Sonya Massey’s father in a press conference Wednesday.

Massey told The State Journal-Register that family ... of Hoover Avenue of in an unincorporated neighborhood of Springfield. Sangamon County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the home after ...

SPRINGFIELD ... a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff's deputy responding to her call for help. The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement Tuesday ...