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

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

The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman in her Springfield home.

McDonald's is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli tied to onions on the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The investments include $65 ...

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

The Department of Justice is formally inquiring into Sangamon County for its nondiscrimination practices. County officials ...

SummaryDOJ letter cites statutes from 3 separate federal laws on race, disabilities, police safety The United States ...

At the time of the fatal shooting, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office was led by then-Sheriff Jack Campbell, who retired in ...

COLUMBIA, Ill. – One person is dead after a fire Saturday afternoon near Columbia, Illinois. Firefighters responded to a ...