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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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