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

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

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

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

Hillyer ended up serving less than a year as part of a plea deal and is now out of prison as a registered sex offender for ...

Attorneys for Massey's family said former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson, who has been charged with her murder, was a ticking timebomb. "The Sonya Massey Act will stop the ticking.

Sonya Massey's family is pushing for legislation to make changes to the SAFE-T Act, speaking after the Sangamon County Sheriff's announced retirement.

Massey’s father, James Wilburn, claimed that a reform of the controversial Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act could have prevented his daughter’s death ...

SPRINGFIELD -- A motion filed by the defense attorneys for a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy charged with the murder of Sonya Massey in 2024 alleged that Massey "directed an act of ...