Cheryl Lynn Rhines was awarded $11.5 million by a jury after she was falsely arrested and accused of DUI after having a ...

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Loved ones of Sonya Massey gathered in Pine Bluff to celebrate what would have been her 37th birthday, honoring her memory ...

Sonya Massey's friends and family gathered in Pine Bluff to celebrate her life and legacy. Massey would have been 37-years-old on Wednesday.

Sonya Massey, a woman with ties to Arkansas, was shot and killed in her home. Wednesday would have been her 37th birthday.

Illinois corruption takes center stage as Michael Madigan is convicted of bribery and Rod Blagojevich gets a pardon. Plus, why a project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes is on hold.

Sonya Massey's family is inching towards justice after the Sangamon County Board approved a $10 million settlement, Tuesday.

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

The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman killed by a white Illinois sheriff’s deputy after she called 911 fearing an intruder was at her house, agreed to a $10 million settlement with Sangamon County ...

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

A CBS News investigation found more than 50 civil rights complaints filed by families in Sangamon County, Illinois, against ...