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

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

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

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

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

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a new law inspired by the death of Sonya Massey, who was shot ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...