My heart is heavy today. This is my daughter’s birthday,” said Sonya Massey’s father in a press conference Wednesday.

According to county administrator Brian McFadden, this is the largest settlement in the county’s history. The funds will come ...

“This community has in its very soil freedom fighting,” Sharpton said. “These folks are not asking for a handout. We paid our ...

Sonya Massey was shot and killed in her home by a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy after she called to report a prowler. On Tuesday night, the Sangamon County Board approved a $10 million settlement ...

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

Today would have been Sonya Massey’s 37th birthday. Instead of celebrating with cake and balloons, her family is reminded of ...

Crump was selected as the grand Marshall for this year's Martin Luther King Parade. The Kingdom Day Parade is the world's Largest & Longest Running Life Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old ...

Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, along with the family of Sonya Massey, have announced a $10 mill ...

Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer has hired well-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump after being ...

The Rock Island Police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 21-year-old man was justified in his use of deadly force, according to a report issued Friday afternoon from Rock Island County ...