Sonya Massey’s father, James Wilburn, speaks outside the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria, Ill. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/John O’Connor)
Local
4 months ago
Sonya Massey’s family, friends speak in detail following second-degree murder conviction of Grayson

“I think we were looking for full justice.  We only got partial justice.”

ICE agents
IL State News
4 months ago
Video shows immigration agent punching restrained man after car collision turns into confrontation

“It is an outrage,” Biss said. “Our message for ICE is simple: Get the hell out of Evanston.”

Crime
4 months ago
Man shot to death in Springfield early Saturday

Police say “This is an ongoing investigation.”

Sangamon County Complex
Local
4 months ago
Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

Democratic Senate President Don Harmon, a lead sponsor, acknowledged the measure will face a court challenge.

Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation at the Clinton County Courthouse on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle, Illinois. The men who arrested Guardian declined to identify themselves and took him out of the courthouse in handcuffs. Guardian is undocumented and was attempting to go to a Spanish-language traffic court for charges unrelated to his immigration status. (Illinois Answers Project photo by Janelle O’Dea)
IL State News
4 months ago
‘They are literally targeting people.’ ICE comes to southern Illinois

Man detained at Spanish-speaking traffic court in Clinton County is a first in the area.

A protestor dressed in striped clothing reminiscent of uniforms worn by those imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps walks with a sign outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
4 months ago
Lawsuit alleges ICE detainees denied access to counsel while held in ‘inhumane’ conditions

7th Circuit rules judge overstepped in ordering Bovino into court for daily check-ins.

Ruben Torres Maldonado, center
IL State News
4 months ago
Chicago father of child fighting cancer released on bond by immigration judge

U.S. District Judge Jeremy Daniel said last week that Torres Maldonado’s detention is illegal and violates his due process rights. But Daniel also said he could not order his immediate release.

Handcuffed male
Crime
4 months ago
US Marine arrested and accused of kidnapping girl with intent to sexually assault her, FBI says

William Richard Roy, 24, who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, flew to Chicago last week, met the girl in a park and then took her to a hotel overnight before boarding a bus to Durham, North Carolina, the FBI said in a statement.

A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
4 months ago
Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit

Agents have also allegedly coerced people held at the processing center to sign paperwork they don’t understand, leading them to unknowingly relinquish their rights and face deportation, according to the lawsuit.

Sean Grayson's new Sangamon County Jail mugshot
Crime
4 months ago
Cop’s testimony, judge’s instructions influenced outcome of Sonya Massey murder case

“This is not unusual,” Andrew Leipold, who teaches criminal law at University of Illinois College of Law, said of the jury’s alternatives.

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