Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter will nominate Paula Crouch to serve as sheriff at Wednesday's special county board meeting, according to Sangamon County spokesman Jeff Wilhite.

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. -- There is new bodycam video in the Sonya Massey case, which shows the Illinois mother interacting with police just hours before she was shot in her home. Newly released ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A former Springfield Police Department lieutenant will be named Sangamon County Sheriff, according to a statement by Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter.

Seven finalists, including four internal candidates, have been named for the Sangamon County Sheriff opening. A new sheriff possibly could be confirmed at a special county board meeting on Sept.

Although Sangamon County is nearly fully-staffed, County Clerk Don Gray said they are looking for more help. "There is always a need for more interested individuals to help us run our elections.

That’s why the process Sangamon County officials are taking to fill a vacant sheriff’s post is so interesting. It appears to be outstanding, a virtual model of how to do things right.

Current Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said it was "not sustainable" to hold his office and the title of sheriff together in the long run. But in an interview Friday with The State Journal ...

A nomination is being made to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of former Sheriff Jack Campbell. Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter will nominate Paula Crouch to serve as sheriff at ...