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

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

The legislation requires disclosure of everything from job performance reports to nonpublic settlement agreements.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — The Sonya Massey Bill, requiring stricter background checks for law enforcement, was signed ...