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

MOMS



Mothers of Murdered Sons (MOMS) welcome those have experience the death of a loved one by violence.
ALL victims families are welcome!
Contact Phyllis Duncan for more information: 708-540-4392, 429 South 24th, Chicago, IL 60104  
 

Mothers of Murdered Sons (MOMS) is a self help group to support mothers that have lost their children to violence!Moms meet on the 2nd Saturday of every month at the Bellwood Library at 600 Bohland Ave, Bellwood, IL from 1:30-3:30pm.

MOMS has opened up another chapter in the Austin Community at First New Life Baptist Church. 900 N. Waller Ave, Chicago. Every fourth Saturday of the month from 12-2 p.m. 

Contact Phyllis Duncan at 708-540-4392  for more details.
 
MOMS mission is to merge families and communities to give support, comfort, and to educate those who have experienced their worst tragedy (the death of a child).

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A self-help group has formed to merge families and communities; to give support, comfort, and to educate women who have experienced their worst nightmare, “the death of a child”.  Our purpose is to also empower women to be leaders and to use their grief as an avenue to reach out to at-risk African-American young men in our communities.”

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Illinois' Crime Victims' Compensation Fund

Apply for compensation from the state crime victims' fund at the Attorney General's website.

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