Testimony begins Wednesday in the murder case against former Sangamon deputy
Former deputy Sean Grayson is on trial for murder in the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey at her home ...
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In Sangamon County, Grayson wasn’t the only deputy hired with a DUI on his record
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell came under fire for his hiring practices after he employed a deputy with two DUI ...
What’s in the SAFE-T Act? A look at the 2021 criminal justice reform and how it has evolved
Amid a campaign season in which every constitutional office and seat in the Illinois General Assembly will be up for ...
Illinois Democrats’ public safety approach centers on funding infusion
In the run-up to the early-morning April 9 adjournment of the spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers passed a spate of ...
Pilot program to send mental health professionals with law officers in 4 Illinois communities
Police departments in four communities in Illinois will be part of a co-responder pilot program that aims to send social ...
Man who received pardon for felony arson and became fire chief is now also a police officer
Jerame Simmons spent nearly 24 years as a convicted felon after pleading guilty to arson in 1999 until a 2021 ...
Democrats stand with law enforcement groups to tout ‘new way’ of addressing crime
Flanked by members of law enforcement advocacy groups, about a dozen Democrats from both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly ...
Pritzker commemorates 100 years of Illinois State Police as crime remains campaign flashpoint
From his ceremonial office at the Capitol Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker proclaimed the 12-month period beginning April 1 as the ...
GOP reintroduces crime reduction package; Pritzker touts public safety spending
Senate Republicans unveiled an updated package of crime bills this week that they say will help curb violent crime and ...
Black and Latino caucuses voice support for proposed budget
Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus voiced their overall support for Gov. JB Pritzker’s ...
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