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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Sonya Massey bill signed into law in Illinois by Governor JB Pritzker that requires law enforcement agencies to review ...

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.

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

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

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