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A former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, in her Springfield home in July was denied pretrial release by the Illinois Supreme Court Friday.

An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a former deputy sheriff charged with murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey should be released from jail pending trial. The 4th District Appellate Court issued a unanimous opinion Wednesday declaring that a circuit court’s ruling to deny Sean Grayson release from jail was improper. The court found that prosecutors did not...

The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy as it investigates how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities.

The announcement comes one day after organizers announced iconic 1980s rock band Def Leppard would headline the grandstand stage on Aug. 16, 2025.

Following a year of big name performers spanning country, grunge, rock and rap, the Illinois State Fair has announced its first grandstand headliner for 2024 — and fans of the 1980s may go wild.

Following a year of big name performers spanning country, grunge, rock and rap, the Illinois State Fair has announced its first grandstand headliner for 2024 — and fans of the 1980s may go wild.

More than 30 people signed up to publicly speak at a Sangamon County Board meeting Tuesday, the first since details surrounding the July shooting death of Sonya Massey were made public and since the retirement of Sheriff Jack Campbell. NBC Chicago’s Jenn Schanz reports.

More than 30 people signed up to publicly speak at a Sangamon County Board meeting Tuesday, the first since details surrounding the July shooting death of Sonya Massey were made public and since the retirement of Sheriff Jack Campbell.

An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was fatally shot in her home.

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.

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.

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. NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.

Answering a reporter’s question during a press conference on Wednesday morning, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker condemned the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department for hiring the deputy who killed Sonya Massey.

The shooting death of Sonya Massey is the most recent incident in Sean Grayson’s law enforcement career to come under scrutiny, though it wasn’t the first. NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.

While speaking at the NABJ Convention, Former President Donald Trump was asked about his stance on police immunity in light of the murder of Sonya Massey in Springfield earlier this month.

The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized during a community meeting Monday but said he doesn’t plan to resign. Activists and members of the faith community said Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell must resign. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home, apologized Monday night during a community meeting. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell faced a hostile crowd of more than 500 people at Union Baptist Church. Former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson is charged with first-degree murder after answering Massey’s 911...

The Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon in his car, authorities said, but that didn’t stop multiple law enforcement agencies from giving him a badge.

More than 100 activists from groups including Chicago’s Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression converged at Chicago’s Federal Plaza on Saturday at a rally to demand change in light of the deadly police shooting of 36-year-old Sonya Massey in Springfield. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

The autopsy of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was shot to death by police in her Springfield home, has been released. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.