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217 Today: Before killing Sonya Massey, Sean Grayson had a case thrown out after bringing charges with no evidence. Departments kept hiring him

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Sean Grayson had a history of credibility issues. It didn’t stop him from being hired at police departments in Central Illinois.
  • Photo: Farrah Anderson for Invisible Institute

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • President Biden is visiting Wisconsin today, to announce a round of clean energy grants for rural electric cooperatives.
  • The Decatur City Council has strengthened the city’s animal cruelty laws.
  • The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday the University of Illinois had not met its obligations to assess hostile actions on campus against Jewish and Muslim students.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a joint investigation between IPM News and the Invisible Institute about former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson’s history of credibility issues.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Jim Meadows, Anulika Ochuba, Kulsoom Khan, Farrah Anderson, Sam Stecklow and Dean Olsen. 

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.