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

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

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 ...

Illinois governor JB Pritzker signed the Sonya Massey Bill (SB1953) into law. The move comes a little more than a year after ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday afternoon aimed at increasing scrutiny of police officers’ work ...

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

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

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign Tuesday a new law inspired by death of Sonya Massey, ...

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

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