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

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

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

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

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 Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday afternoon aimed at increasing scrutiny of police officers’ work ...

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 ...

The Sonya Massey bill requires law enforcement agencies review potential hires' employment history before making an offer.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Sean Grayson, the former Sheriff’s deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey, is now asking for evidence to be admitted in his court case that he and his lawyers say ...

Sontae Massey, right, cousin of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman shot in her home last summer by former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, speaks to reporters at the Sangamon ...