Sonya Massey

The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement on Tuesday, seven months after a deputy shot the unarmed woman in her home near Springfield.

The Illinois Supreme Court declined to issue an order to release former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson as it considers whether to hear an appeal regarding his pretrial detention.

Prosecutors will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review an appellate court ruling that found former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson should be released from jail pending trial on charges related to the July 6 shooting death of Sonya Massey.

Capitol News Illinois is suing Sangamon County and Sangamon County Central Dispatch system after a denial of a Freedom of Information Act request related to a multi-county chase that resulted in the death of a Kansas man last month.

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell came under fire for his hiring practices after he employed a deputy with two DUI convictions, who is now accused of the murder of an unarmed black woman in her kitchen. But it wasn’t the first time he chose to hire someone accused of drunk driving and repeated misconduct.

At the meeting, the four police leaders from McLean County stressed the need for stringent checks in officer hiring, proper training to ensure safety, and corresponding with the community.

The Bloomington Public Safety and Community Relations Board (PSCRB) has scheduled a public meeting for 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Bloomington Public Library Community Room 1 and 2 to discuss police procedures in light of Massey's death.

Members of Sonya Massey’s family and their attorneys called a news conference Wednesday to push for federal and state legislation in the wake of Massey’s shooting.

Massey was shot and killed by a former sheriff’s deputy. Her family believes the law should be changed to prevent officers from bouncing around law enforcement agencies.

The day before she was shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy, Sonya Massey’s mother called 911 and said her daughter was in the front yard of her mother’s house, talking loudly, acting erratically with her car keys in her hand.