Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson faces first-degree murder and other charges in Sonya Massey’s killing.

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

Illinois law now requires that prospective police officers approve the release of personal background records in response to ...

The law requires extensive background checks before Illinois police agencies hire officers. It was named for Sonya Massey, ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law requiring law enforcement agencies to conduct more thorough background checks ...

From the setup of the Massey Commission to the U.S. Department of Justice investigation to the impending trial: the Sonya Massey shooting at one year.

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The day before Sonya Massey was fatally shot by a deputy in her kitchen, her mother detailed in a 911 call that her daughter was having "a mental breakdown," asked police not ...

The only thing Sonya Massey wanted in her life was to do better for herself and her two children, according to her uncle, Raymond Massey. She had even recently bought a house and was looking ...

Sonya Massey, 36, called the cops at 12:49 am to report suspicious noises outside her home. Two Sangamon County sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene. Deputy Sean Grayson, 30, who is white, shot ...

The day before Sonya Massey was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Illinois, her mother called 911 seeking help. She said Massey was having a mental breakdown — and she implored law ...

Sonya Massey’s family is pushing for change in state law after her death, but policymakers aren’t so sure Sonya Massey was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy near Springfield in July.