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Vera Liddell, former director of food services at Harvey School District 152 in Illinois, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $1.5 million in food—primarily chicken wings—from the school system. Liddell placed unauthorized orders for the food from July 2020 to February 2022 through…

Advocates push for law enforcement reforms following the tragic death of Sonya Massey, emphasizing the need for accountability and transparency in policing.

A federal judge has ruled that Illinois must move most of the inmates housed at Stateville Correctional Center by Sept. 30 because of decrepit conditions

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell previously resisted calls to resign after the shooting

Sangamon County Sheriff retires after deputy's indictment in Sonya Massey shooting. Governor calls for resignation, Campbell vows justice and reform.

An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey has announced that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was fatally shot in her home

Governor Pritzker urges Sangamon County Sheriff to resign following fatal shooting incident. Calls for transparency and accountability in law enforcement.

The Illinois governor is calling for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded a Black woman after she called 911 for help last month

The Cheap Trick star's Hamer Standard will be recreated as a monster installation that will sit outside the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford