McLean County Sheriff

Authorities are asking for the public's help finding a suspect who apparently burglarized the same Lexington hardware store six times in the past two months.

McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane has joined dozens of Illinois sheriffs in refusing to enforce at least part of the state's new assault weapons ban.

New McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane says his biggest priority right now is recruiting and retaining employees. And in one instance, that means literally taking a load off his deputies.

McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder and McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane said in a joint news release the crash occurred at County Road 3100 East and 400 North Rd east of LeRoy. The coroner’s office was notified of the death at 3:27 p.m. Monday, according to the news release. Their identity of the person who died has not been released, pending notification of family.

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.

Normal Police and the McLean County Sheriff's Department both saw big increases in drunk driving arrests last year. The sheriff's office saw DUI arrests jump 72%, while Normal Police saw a 30% hike, according to the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists.

McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage says anti-police sentiment is a big reason why it's harder to recruit and retain more officers.

McLean County sheriff's deputies might soon be wearing body cameras when they are on patrols.

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.

In 2018, there were 11 homicides in Bloomington-Normal. Guilty verdicts have now been secured in all those cases.