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

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

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

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

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

In Springfield today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the "Sonya Massey Bill," requiring sweeping reform in how police officers ...

More than one year after a woman was shot and killed by a now-former sheriff's deputy in Illinois, the state's governor has ...

SPRINGFIELD - Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined state legislators and stakeholders to sign SB 1953, also known as Sonya ...

Police agencies in Illinois will soon be required to do more thorough background checks on prospective officers.

A new Illinois law will require expanded background checks for police hires, a response to the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey by a sheriff's deputy in her Springfield home.

Under the new legislation, potential Illinois police and law enforcement officers must sign a waiver allowing past employers ...