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

The Sonya Massey bill requires law enforcement agencies review potential hires' employment history before making an offer.

Just over a year after police fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home, Illinois has introduced a police reform bill named in ...

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

A new Illinois law will require expanded background checks for police hires, a response to the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey ...

Sonya Massey was shot to death in her own home by a police officer with a questionable background who responded to her call for help.

Background records of police recruits in Illinois must be available to a prospective employer under a new law in response to ...

Governor JB Pritzker signs the Sonya Massey Law, requiring disclosure of police personnel files to improve transparency in law enforcement hiring.

SPRINGFIELD - Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined state legislators and stakeholders to sign SB 1953, also known as Sonya ...

A new Illinois law will require expanded background checks for police hires, a response to the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey ...

Police agencies in Illinois will soon be required to do more thorough background checks on prospective officers.

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