Sangamon County /tags/sangamon-county Sangamon County en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:39:22 GMT Massey attorneys announce $10 million settlement in Illinois wrongful death case /law-order/2025-02-12/massey-attorneys-announce-10-million-settlement-wrongful-death-case Sonya Massey's shooting also spurred legislation on police hiring. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:39:22 GMT /law-order/2025-02-12/massey-attorneys-announce-10-million-settlement-wrongful-death-case Beth Hundsdorfer Sangamon County deputy's troubled career under scrutiny after shooting Sonya Massey /law-order/2024-07-30/sangamon-county-deputy-sean-grayson-past-work-conduct-issues Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board records show Sean Grayson worked for six law enforcement agencies around central Illinois in four year. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-30/sangamon-county-deputy-sean-grayson-past-work-conduct-issues Farrah Anderson, Sam Stecklow St. Louis activists call for justice following the police killing of Sonya Massey /law-order/2024-07-30/st-louis-sonya-massey-shooting-protest About 100 people gathered at Kiener Plaza on Monday evening in remembrance of Massey, who was killed by a sheriff's deputy in her Illinois home earlier this month. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-30/st-louis-sonya-massey-shooting-protest Madison Holcomb U.S. Army dismissed deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey for serious misconduct /law-order/2024-07-24/army-dismissed-deputy-accused-killing-sonya-massey-serious-misconduct Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, who is now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, was previously discharged from the U.S. Army for serious misconduct — and still hired at six police departments in Central Illinois. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:39:08 GMT /law-order/2024-07-24/army-dismissed-deputy-accused-killing-sonya-massey-serious-misconduct Farrah Anderson, Sam Stecklow Misdeeds by Carlinville funeral home director spur Illinois legislative proposals /government-politics-issues/2024-02-09/misdeeds-by-carlinville-funeral-home-director-spur-illinois-legislative-proposals At least 80 families have received the wrong remains from the Heinz Funeral Home in Carlinville, Illinois, according to the Sangamon County coroner. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-02-09/misdeeds-by-carlinville-funeral-home-director-spur-illinois-legislative-proposals Beth Hundsdorfer For months, Illinois failed to act when Carlinville funeral director mishandled remains /law-order/2023-12-12/for-months-illinois-failed-to-act-when-carlinville-funeral-director-mishandled-remains Bodies were found decomposing and families given strangers’ ashes in the months following a coroner’s complaint on the Heinz Funeral Home. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-12-12/for-months-illinois-failed-to-act-when-carlinville-funeral-director-mishandled-remains Beth Hundsdorfer Illinois courts take first steps into a world without cash bail as Pretrial Fairness Act begins /law-order/2023-09-19/illinois-courts-take-first-steps-into-a-world-without-cash-bail-as-pretrial-fairness-act-begins Illinois became the first state in the country to abolish cash bail on Monday, but the courts remained slow in the Metro East. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-09-19/illinois-courts-take-first-steps-into-a-world-without-cash-bail-as-pretrial-fairness-act-begins Will Bauer, Mawa Iqbal, Chip Mitchell, Edith Brady-Lunny Illinois attorney general appeals court order blocking Pritzker's school mask and vaccine mandates /law-order/2022-02-07/illinois-attorney-general-appeals-court-order-blocking-pritzkers-school-mask-and-vaccine-mandates Sangamon County judge says Gov. J.B. Pritzker's emergency masking rules were improper. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:26:37 GMT /law-order/2022-02-07/illinois-attorney-general-appeals-court-order-blocking-pritzkers-school-mask-and-vaccine-mandates Peter Hancock