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

More than one year after a woman was shot and killed by a now-former sheriff's deputy in Illinois, the state's governor has signed a new law meant to reform police hiring. JB Pritzker this week signed the Sonya Massey Act into law,

Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1953, or Sonya Massey's Bill, which requires police agencies to review an applicant's detailed employment records before making a job offer, in order to increase accountability and prevent future tragedies.