SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Police and prosecutors will be able to charge child sexual predators at any time under legislation passed by state Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg, closing a loophole that allowed disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert to avoid...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to a tragic local drug overdose case that took the life of a local, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, introduced legislation that would give authorities the ability to prosecute out-of-state drug dealers for providing drugs to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, is backing legislation that would provide greater protections to local park districts from dangerous child predators by prohibiting districts from knowingly using volunteers with a history of committing sexual...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In an effort to crack down on criminals that promote the human trafficking of minors, state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, is sponsoring legislation that will increase penalties and extend the statute of limitations for such crimes. “We need to have...
JOLIET, Ill. – Responding to concerns from constituents, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, recently filed legislation to make a person convicted of battery to register as a sex offender if the attack was sexually motivated. “The state requires people to register as...