There has always been concern amongst law enforcement that laws related to stalking weren’t strong enough. With advancements in technology, stalkers are finding new ways to harass and intimidate victims. Today, a stalker isn’t just the person following you a couple of paces behind and hiding in bushes or peeking in your window.
To give law [...]
From the Illinois Senate
Senator Toi Hutchinson
For Immediate Release:
August 27, 2009
Senator Hutchinson’s Office
Media Contact: Jillian Dykhoff 217.782.0085
Attorney General’s Office: Robyn Ziegler, 312.814.3118
GOVERNOR SIGNS MEASURE UPDATING ILLINOIS STALKING LAWS
Springfield, IL- A measure designed to give Illinois law enforcement
officials more tools to combat stalking was approved this week by
Governor Pat Quinn.
House Bill 2542, an initiative of Attorney General [...]
Medill Reports Chicago
May 13, 2009
(photo: Autum Dierking/MEDILL, Devin Kidner/MEDILL)
Efforts to deter high-tech cyberstalking in Illinois are likely to get a boost from state lawmakers in the form of legislation strengthening the state’s criminal code.
The legislation refines the definition of stalking to include current and future technologies stalkers might use to track and intimidate victims. According [...]
