Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring ...

Illinois passed the Sonya Massey Act this week, a new law requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police ...

The Sonya Massey Act, signed into law on Tuesday, will increase police accountability by revising hiring procedures in ...

The Sonya Massey Act has been signed into law in Illinois, requiring more comprehensive background checks in police hirings.

Sponsor State Sen. Doris Turner said the act will determine "necessary guardrails to ensure we have good officers on our ...

Attorneys for Sean Grayson filed a series of motions on July 23, including one about Sonya Massey's "violent history." Defense attorneys have also called upon a judge to order the Massey Commission ...

James Wilburn, father of Sonya Massey, speaks to reporters in Springfield, Ill. on Monday, July 22, 2024. A former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder after shooting ...

Sonya Massey's family is pushing for legislation to make changes to the SAFE-T Act, speaking after the Sangamon County Sheriff's announced retirement.

CHICAGO — Calls of “Justice for Sonya” rang through the sanctuary of a church on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday at a rally hosted in response to the death of Sonya Massey on July 6.

Donna Massey, the mother of shooting victim Sonya Massey, is comforted during a press conference at New Mount Pilgrim Church on July 30, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. − James Wilburn, the father of Sonya Massey, who was fatally shot in her home this summer, said little made sense to him about a court ruling paving the way for the pre-trial ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring ...