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

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.

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

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

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring ...

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

The Sonya Massey Act has been signed into law in Illinois, requiring more comprehensive background checks in police hirings.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring ...

The Sonya Massey Act, which aims to increase police accountability by revising hiring procedures in Illinois, was signed into ...

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

Massey was born and raised here before joining the military and now lives in Cuba, Missouri. Motion: Sonya Massey 'directed act of violence' towards Grayson before fatal shooting American Airlines ...

Attorneys for Sean Grayson filed a series of motions on July 23, including one about Sonya Massey's "violent history." Defense attorneys have also called upon a judge to order the Massey Commission ...