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

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

Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson faces first-degree murder and other charges in Sonya Massey’s killing.

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

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a new law inspired by the death of Sonya Massey, who was shot ...

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

From the setup of the Massey Commission to the U.S. Department of Justice investigation to the impending trial: the Sonya Massey shooting at one year.

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The day before Sonya Massey was fatally shot by a deputy in her kitchen, her mother detailed in a 911 call that her daughter was having "a mental breakdown," asked police not ...