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

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

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

The commission will make a recommendation to Sangamon County Board Chair Andy Van Meter. In turn, Van Meter will submit the nominee for approval to the full county board. Whoever is chosen will serve ...

READ MORE: Sangamon Co. Sheriff Campbell to retire; Pritzker, Crump speak out Van Meter’s selection of Crouch as his appointee for Sheriff was made following the retirement of Sheriff Campbell on Aug.

Crouch’s contributions to law enforcement have been recognized with numerous awards, including the William Herndon Award for ...

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

Coroner Jim Allmon doesn't plan on being the sheriff in the long run but said he is going to make sure that "people in this community are safe." ...

Crews last week exhumed his body and took DNA samples they will compare with others in a national database that did not exist ...

(AP) — A person found dead in an Illinois cornfield in 1991 has been identified as ... Somebody's Friend.” The LaSalle County sheriff’s office said now that Lundgren's identity is known the agency ...

The community of Jefferson County came together on Saturday night to honor Chaplain Dan Lovin of Logan Street Baptist Church.

In the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States of America was a nation united. But as Sara Machi reports, speakers in Naperville worry that bond is now frayed.