Sangamon County Recorder Frank Lesko floated the idea of merging the office while running to be the county recorder in 2024. At the time, he was the Springfield City Clerk.

The former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey will now be tried in Peoria County, Ill. No trial date has been set, but an April 23 hearing could take up that matter.

Sangamon County has come to an agreement for a settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, the Springfield woman shot and killed last July by a deputy who responded to her 911 call.

In 911 call, Sonya Massey's mother requested non-combative officers 02:24. Since 2004, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office has been the target of more than 50 civil rights complaints, including ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon County has come to an agreement for a settlement with the family of Sonya Massey. In a memo obtained by WCIA, county officials said they have negotiated with ...

Sangamon County, Illinois, has reached a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot in her home last.

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. — The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released the 165-page personnel file of Sean Grayson, a former deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey in July.

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell whose deputy officer shot and killed a woman in her home last month announced his retirement. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 86°F.