The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months ...

The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, dated ...

Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, was killed in July when deputies responded to a call about a possible prowler at her ...

The fatal shooting earlier this year of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, sparked national outcry over police violence.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the deadly police shooting of a Black woman that happened at her downstate ...

The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a ...

The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about ...

The Justice Department is investigating how authorities in the area treat Black residents and people with behavioral ...