Investigations

With tens of thousands of people including delegates, politicians and protestors expected in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, both federal and local law enforcement authorities have promised a secure event.

After initially rejecting calls to step down, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell announced Friday he would retire by the end of the month – citing the “current political climate” and fallout from the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey.

Newly released video shows former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson predicting he’ll be released from jail and telling deputies he’s in jail custody for his own safety.

In the days before the March 21 fatal shooting of Dexter Reed by Chicago police, the same tactical officers involved in the Reed shooting were busy conducting at least 50 traffic stops in west Chicago – with very little result.

Before being officially hired as a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy in March 2023, Sean Grayson needed to pass a drug screening and psychological evaluation.

Two days before being fatally shot by former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson, Sonya Massey called 911 and told a dispatcher “someone is trying to hurt me.”

The shooting death of Sonya Massey is the most recent incident in Sean Grayson’s law enforcement career to come under scrutiny.

An FBI forensic analysis of Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone and electronic devices revealed the would-be assassin had researched former President Trump, President Biden and the Democratic National Convention, set to be held next month in Chicago, NBC News confirmed.

The 20-year-old gunman who shot former President Donald Trump, killed another man and injured two others had visited the site of the political rally days before to scope out the area, sources familiar with a Senate briefing told NBC News Wednesday.

When law enforcement identified the 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, his former school district released a picture showing the man in high school wearing a T-shirt featuring past presidents.

Newly released permit applications show at least eight different groups have applied to demonstrate during the week of the Democratic National Convention in late August.

The latest figures from the City of Chicago’s spending dashboard shows the city has spent more than $400 million over the past two years on migrants – with the bulk of that money going to private companies that helped forge lease agreements or provided staffing for migrants shelters.

With less than two months before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, three city agencies have so far refused to provide records showing which groups have applied and been approved to protest during the week of the DNC.