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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

The Sonya Massey bill was signed into law in Illinois by Governor JB Pritzker. It requires law enforcement agencies review ...

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.

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

Law requires unredacted personnel files in officer hiring, closes loopholes that let troubled cops move between agencies ...

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