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, ...

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

Governor JB Pritzker has signed SB 1953, known as Sonya Massey’s Bill, into law, marking a significant reform in police ...