Police Reform

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill in the House that would create stricter hiring processes for police agencies.

Massey’s death at the hands of police has prompted calls for change, but would those changes have been enough to prevent her killing?

When police pull over Black drivers in Illinois, it's mostly for non-moving violations.

State law and oversight board fall short of goals to collect law enforcement data and to reduce racial disparities in police traffic stops.

Lawmakers are devising the measure after WBEZ obtained footage of a Waukegan cop leading a 15-year-old to falsely confess to a shooting.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she wants any police reforms to include a required independent review of police-involved shootings.

Bloomington-Normal's police chiefs and Black leaders are responding to the police beating of Tyre Nichols, as cities across the country prepare for the public's response to the brutal incident.

Jeremy Butler left policing to become a professor and has written a book about police control tactics.

A survey designed to find out how Bloomington residents feel about their police department came back with some odd data that call into question the reliability of the effort. But those who conducted the survey said there remain useful elements from the responses.

The Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP hosted a virtual remembrance event Tuesday to mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police.