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Body camera video depicts former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson seconds before he shot and killed Sonya Massey in her kitchen. Within that image, Grayson’s hand-written note shows his description of the encounter. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Jerry Nowicki, document obtained via FOIA request)
Local
4 weeks ago
Sean Grayson, seeking medical release from his murder sentence, still maintains Sonya Massey ‘attacked’ him

State’s attorney opposes release of former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy.

Cierra Coker
Local
4 weeks ago
Woman found guilty for death of toddler in second trial

The first trial in August 2025 was declared a mistrial because the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.

Local
4 weeks ago
Justice Miller’s big bequest

$3.2 million includes $1.2 million for seven women- and children-focused charities.

Local
4 weeks ago
Budzinski talks infrastructure

Local Congresswoman says there would be more for state if Trump administration would free up the money.

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center (File photo by Whitney Curtis for ProPublica & Capitol News Illinois)
Crime
4 weeks ago
Pritzker defends Choate layoffs

The governor awaits ISP report on January’s fatal East St Louis shooting.

Local
4 weeks ago
Brad Cole to retire from IL Municipal League

Rockford mayor Tom McNamara will succeed him.

Assorted sports gear on green grass: soccer ball, tennis rackets, a yellow helmet, a baseball/football, gloves, shoes, a shuttlecock, and headphones scattered together.
Business
4 weeks ago
Plans for IL Sports Hall of Fame

It could open at Scheels Sports Park in 2028.

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center (File photo by Whitney Curtis for ProPublica & Capitol News Illinois)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
State to lay off hundreds at troubled southern Illinois mental health facility

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to reduce patient population, staff amid operational changes.

Blue police barrier with white stencil text: 'POLICE LINE - DO NOT CROSS' and 'CHICAGO POLICE DEPT'; police cars in background indicating a crime scene or checkpoint.
Crime
4 weeks ago
How the lighthearted social media trend of ‘teen takeovers’ took a serious turn

Over the July 4 holiday weekend, several thousand young people converged in two spots in Raleigh, North Carolina, police said.

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