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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The Sonya Massey Act has been signed into law in Illinois, requiring more comprehensive background checks in police hirings.

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