Illinois law now requires that prospective police officers approve the release of personal background records in response to ...

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

Illinois governor JB Pritzker signed the Sonya Massey Bill (SB1953) into law. The move comes a little more than a year after ...

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

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 ...

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

In Springfield today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the "Sonya Massey Bill," requiring sweeping reform in how police officers ...

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

Law requires unredacted personnel files in officer hiring, closes loopholes that let troubled cops move between agencies ...

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

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