DEKALB COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Roger Scott, who served with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s office for more than half a century, died Sunday, Feb. 23. He was 78 years old.

On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos talked with show host Rose Scott about her tenure with the police department and the circumstances surrounding her ...

A previously announced plan to increase the salaries for hundreds of DeKalb County police officers and provide new incentives ...

The DeKalb County Police Chief speaks out after being sidelined. Mirtha Ramos talks leadership shakeups, officer shortages, ...

The DeKalb County Police Chief speaks out after being sidelined. Mirtha Ramos talks about leadership shakeups, officer shortages, and the future of public safety.

Outgoing DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos says she was “completely surprised" by the county's decision to part ways ...

She said she’s accomplished a lot in her 5 years in DeKalb County but wants most of the credit to go to the exceptional officers who work to keep the county safe even as their numbers decline.

Newly elected Dekalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson says Police Chief Mirtha Ramos has been placed on paid leave but gave no details, citing it as a personnel matter.

DeKalb County’s first female police chief says the choice to step down was made for her. Mirtha Ramos was called into the chief operating officer’s office and told to step away from her duties, ...

Johnson's office announced on Feb. 20 a major shakeup in the police department, confirming Police Chief Mirtha Ramos has been ...

Chief Mirtha Ramos, the first female and longest-serving DeKalb County police chief in more than 20 years, has claimed she ...