When Sonya Massey feared for her safety, she did what anyone would do—she called law enforcement for help. Communities should be able to trust that when they call the police ...

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

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

Sonya Massey was shot and killed by former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson. His employment record has come under scrutiny, ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police ...

SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is expected to sign Tuesday a new law inspired by death of Sonya Massey, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker touts redistricting in response to Texas, but his legislative allies cite no signs of movement on the issue in Springfield ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker compared President Trump's tactics to those of Nazis after he federalized the Washington, DC police ...

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

Pritzker’s defense of soft-on-crime policies won’t help him in 2028.

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