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Grayson Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in July 2024 Fatal Shooting of Sonya Massey
Former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the July 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey. A Peoria County jury deliberated for nearly 12 hour...
Oct 29, 2025 Sean Grayson (Credit: CNI)
BREAKING: Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in 2024 killing of Sonya Massey
Former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the July 2024 killing of Springfield resident Sonya Lynaye Wilburn-Massey. In the early hours of S...
Oct 29, 2025
Accident Involving Car Hitting a House Leads to Gas Leak
A car hit a house on the 800 block of S. 23rd St early Wednesday morning in Springfield. The incident took place around 2:30a. The impact knocked the gas meter off the home. Springfield police and fir...
Oct 29, 2025 police tape and lights (Credit: ABC News)
Grayson Jury to Continue Deliberations 9 a.m. Wednesday
Jury deliberations in the Sean Grayson murder trial have paused for the day and are scheduled to resume Wednesday at 9 a.m. Grayson is charged with the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in her unincorpor...
Oct 29, 2025
Springfield City Council Advances Proposal for Acquisition of Ambulance
The Springfield City Council advanced a proposal during Tuesday's Committee of the Whole meeting for the acquisition of a city-owned ambulance for the fire department. The purchase is part of the rece...
Oct 29, 2025 Photo Courtesy Stan Anders WCM
Illinois House Democrats File Bill to Fund Public Transportation in Chicago Area
Illinois House Democrats filed a bill Tuesday night to fund public transportation in the Chicago area. Capitol News Illinois reports the CTA, Metra, and Pace will face budget shortfalls starting as ea...
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House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transit
Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, speaks in an Illinois House committee about a public transportation reform bill on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Article Summary A key I...
Oct 29, 2025
Bovino ordered to make daily court appearances after three days of tear gas in Chicago
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino signals to immigration agents as he leaves the Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) Ar...
Oct 28, 2025
Illinois joins lawsuit to force federal government not to pause SNAP benefits
Illinois Attorney General listens during a May House floor debate of a bill subjecting gun dealers and manufacturers to civil action if they use deceptive marketing practices. (Capitol News Illinois p...
Oct 28, 2025
Grayson Testifies in First- Degree Murder Trial
Sean Grayson testified on Monday that when Sonya Massey raised a pot of boiling water, he took it as a threat, which he could only match with his service weapon. The former sheriff's deputy is charged...
Oct 28, 2025 Sean Grayson (Credit: CNI)