ILLINOIS - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign legislation Tuesday afternoon aimed at increasing scrutiny of police officers’ work histories following the 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey in Sangamon County.

The backstory:

Senate Bill 1953, sponsored by Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, would require law enforcement agencies to conduct more comprehensive reviews of a prospective officer’s past employment to ensure their physical and psychological fitness for duty, according to a news release from Turner’s office.

Turner introduced the measure in response to the death of Massey, 36, who was fatally shot in her Springfield-area home in July 2024. She had called officers while experiencing a mental health crisis.

Sean Grayson, then a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, was ch

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