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

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.

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

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

Governor JB Pritzker signs the Sonya Massey Law, requiring disclosure of police personnel files to improve transparency in law enforcement hiring.

The measure signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday came in response to the July 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey in Sangamon ...

A measure requiring police agencies across the state of Illinois to get full employment history for prospective officers is ...

Hillyer ended up serving less than a year as part of a plea deal and is now out of prison as a registered sex offender for ...

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

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 ...

The Washington Police Department will be among all other law enforcement agencies in Illinois that will soon be required to do thorough background checks on prospective officers.

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