SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. -- Sangamon County, Illinois is welcoming a new sheriff who has vowed to put the needs of the community first. This comes after the former sheriff, Jack Campbell, retired last ...

On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: An Illinois sheriff will retire in the wake of the deputy killing of Sonya Massey. Sixty-one people are dead after a plane crash in Brazil.

Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon will serve as sheriff in a temporary capacity after Sheriff Jack Campbell retires.

If approved by the full county board on Wednesday, the appointment will be effective immediately with the term expiring in ...

The Sheriff Applicant Review Committee was created by County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter and will be chaired by retired 7th ...

Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter will nominate Paula Crouch to serve as Sheriff at the September 18 board ...

Springfield, ILLINOIS — Paula Crouch will make history as the first woman to fill the role as Sheriff in Sangamon County. Fox Illinois had the opportunity to sit down with Crouch before she officially ...

States attorneys from Illinois and 40 other states are prodding Congress to require a U.S. surgeon general warning for young ...

Jim O’Sullivan will step down from serving as Chesapeake’s sheriff. He is retiring after leading the sheriff’s office for 12 ...

One day after announcing his impending retirement after 12 years as Chesapeake's sheriff, Jim O'Sullivan thanked a crowd of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - The head of a sheriff's office under fire ever since a deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in the face said Friday that he will step down and retire. Sangamon County Sheriff ...