Victims' Rights, Public Safety Advocacy, and Information for Illinois' Crime Victims

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In 2006, murder victims’ family members put IllinoisVictims.Org on the internet in response to proposed legislation that could free the offenders in their cases without the victims families’ knowledge or input. Out of concern for all the victims like us who may not know their rights under the Illinois Constitution, the website was posted as an information exchange and resource.

In the years since, IllinoisVictims.Org has grown into a statewide organization and in February of 2009 we made the organization official. We formed a Board of Directors, and the ten new board members, all expert and professional victims or victim advocates, began work to form IllinoisVictims.org as an non-profit organization.

2012 Board of Directors – Illinois Victims

Jennifer Bishop Jenkins, Pamela Bosley, Aline Kleppetsch Denges, Garrett Evans, Samantha Glover, Terry Hoyt, Kristina Lindsay,Barbara McNally, Maria Ramirez, Gail Rice, Tina Tinsley, Marilyn Wagner, Yolanda Wallace.

If you are interested in serving on this board, or want to attend a phone meeting, or wish to make suggestions, please contact us.

We are very excited about our outstanding and diverse board and our positive agenda to improve victims rights in the state.

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Your Crime Victims Rights in the Illinois Constitution

1. The Right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process.
2. The Right to notification of court proceedings.
3. The Right to communicate with the prosecution.
4. The Right to make a statement to the court at sentencing.
5. The Right to information about the conviction, sentence, imprisonment, and release of the accused.
6. The Right to timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the accused.
7. The Right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.
8. The Right to be present at the trial and all other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless the victim is to testify and the court determines that the victim's testimony would be materially affected if the victim hears other testimony at the trial.
9. The Right to have present at all court proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate or other support person of the victim's choice.
10. The Right to restitution.


Victims' Rights, Public Safety Advocacy, and Information for Illinois' Crime Victims