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

Background records of police recruits in Illinois must be available to a prospective employer under a new law in response to ...

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

Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1953, or Sonya Massey's Bill, which requires police agencies to review an applicant's ...

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

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

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

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

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

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