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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said Tuesday he's reviewing workers' compensation claims of current and former workers in his department, after the state's attorney's office filed a fraud charge against a jail guard.
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McLean County’s top prosecutor says that her lawsuit aimed at stopping the criminal justice reform law known as the SAFE-T Act is not a negotiating tactic and that she’s not “opposed to responsible bail reform.”
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McLean County State’s Attorney Erika Reynolds and Sheriff Jon Sandage say the SAFE-T Act will be nearly impossible to implement because it's "full of contradictions and ambiguities." They also argue it will be a threat to public safety.
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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage says he's pleased by a court ruling that orders the state to take inmates deemed unfit for trial. Sandage and several other Illinois sheriffs sued the Illinois Department of Human Services over pandemic-related order from the Pritzker administration.
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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is among six Illinois sheriffs who have sued Gov. JB Pritzker and the state Department of Human Services over the delayed transfer of inmates ruled unfit to stand trial.
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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said county board member Sharon Chung is making the jail unsafe through repeated contacts with inmates and their families. Chung said the inmates contacted her seeking help.
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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage says anti-police sentiment is a big reason why it's harder to recruit and retain more officers.
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McLean County sheriff's deputies might soon be wearing body cameras when they are on patrols.
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McLean County sheriff's deputies would get 3% annual pay raises for four years under a contract the union has approved after several years of negotiations.
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McLean County plan to keep its ban on cell phones and other mobile electronics at the Law and Justice Center.