Attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey announced they reached a $10 million settlement in the wrongful death case against Sangamon County and the sheriff’s office.

In 2020, police said Corey Sanders fired a gun so close to his girlfriend’s head that he shot her hair off. Nearly five years later, he is now charged with her murder.

The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million ...

In the early morning hours of July 6, Massey called 911 to report a prowler outside her home, setting in motion events that ...

Wednesday would have been Sonya Massey’s 37th birthday. Instead, it was the day her family’s lawyers announced a $10 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against Sangamon County and ...

A Downers Grove man is facing felony charges after allegedly leaving threatening voicemails for Illinois State Representative Anne Stava-Murray.

Snow caused low visibility and covered the roadways in Lake County Wednesday afternoon, with numerous crashes on Interstate ...

The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement Tuesday night, allowing taxpayers to avoid a drawn-out and likely traumatic ...

A $10 million settlement between county officials in Springfield, Illinois, and the family of Sonya Massey is the “first step in getting full justice” for the Black woman ...

UPDATE FROM ILLINOIS STATE POLICE: A preliminary investigation indicates the following occurred: ISP Troop 6 units ...

A judge ruled a Will County sheriff’s deputy conducted an unlawful search of a vehicle that led to the arrest of a Lockport ...

Massey, a Black woman and the mother of two children, was fatally shot in her home by Sean P. Grayson, a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy. She had called 911 to report a possible intruder to her home ...