SPRINGFIELD – Police agencies in Illinois will soon be required to do more thorough background checks on prospective officers. The measure signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday came in response to the ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Pennsylvania state troopers and others in law enforcement gathered on Montage Mountain in Scranton. There is no investigation. There is no crime. It is a 5K up and down the mountain on ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey. Massey was ...

Sonya Massey’s mother, Donna, and daughter, Summer, embrace after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday honoring their mother and requiring stricter police background checks. Sonya Massey was ...