A new Illinois law provides that a victim's criminal history or felony status shall not automatically prevent compensation to that victim or the victim's family. Extends the applicant's period for submitting requested information to 45 days from 30 days and provides that a final award shall not exceed $45,000, up from $27,000, for a crime committed on or after August 7, 2022. #crimevictim'scompensation,
Illinois will no longer suspend or hold driver’s licenses for drivers who cannot pay tickets or fines.
Effective July 1, a criminal justice reform bill from the Illinois Black Caucus (House Bill 3653) eliminates license suspension for those who were unable to pay traffic tickets, automated red light and speed camera tickets, and parking tickets.
The state will also reinstate driving privileges for those who have had their driver’s license suspended for not paying those tickets. #suspendeddriver'slicense,
The coronavirus crisis has inspired what seems to be a surge of divorces in the United States, a pattern also seen in China, Britain and Sweden. There are the expected reasons, such as increased domestic pressures and upended routines that may have once masked marriage problems. And there are the less obvious ones, like the bread-winning spouse who toyed with the idea of divorce now moving forward because it makes financial sense. (He or she has suffered a loss in income, and so the settlement will be less.) #coronavirus,
In Illinois no statute specifies the youngest age at which a youth can be adjudicated delinquent. Juvenile court has jurisdiction over offenses alleged to have been committed prior to a youth's 18th birthday; after age 18, the youth is charged in adult court. Anyone 17 years old or under is a child according to Illinois law, but not every child charged with a crime goes to juvenile court. In very serious crimes, youths over 15 can be tried in adult criminal court. It is frightening and stressful when your child is involved in the juvenile justice system.#juvenilelaw, #juvenile
