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

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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 ...