Tazewell County Sheriff Jeff Lower

The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office is undertaking measures at the county jail to protect detainees and employees after the recent death of an elderly inmate was due to him contracting Legionnaire’s disease.

Dozens of elected sheriffs around Illinois are rebuking the state's new assault weapons ban — with many saying they won't enforce the law.

The Pretrial Fairness Act, commonly referred to as the “no-cash bail” portion of the landmark SAFE-T Act, is one of the provisions set to take effect at midnight on Jan. 1.

The sheriffs of Peoria and Tazewell counties say they are open to addressing concerns regarding law enforcement, but a criminal justice reform bill before…

Peoria-area county sheriffs are going to have extra deputies on shifts for Election Day.“I would like to believe that we’re not going to have any…

Pre-trial defendants who remain in custody are still allowed to vote in the upcoming election, and 2020 is the first year Illinois state law mandates…

The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office lost a long-time deputy suddenly and unexpectedly.Deputy Bradley Eccles died Saturday at Methodist hospital. The…