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  • Illinois Has a Program to Compensate Victims of Violent Crimes. Few Applicants Receive Funds.

    Lakeidra Chavis Daniel Nass

    July 09, 2021 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    As one of the oldest programs of its kind, the Illinois Crime Victim Compensation Program was created in 1973 to reimburse victims of crime and their families for their out-of-pocket expenses, such as funeral and medical costs. An analysis of nearly 15,000 claims filed from 2015 to 2020 shows that only 1 in 50 people who reported a violent crime ever applied for aid, and of those who did only 40% received any aid. A laborious application and documentation process compounds a lack of notice to the public of the program's existence to result in a program that has failed in its primary mission.

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  • Chicago's Gun Violence Interrupters Take on Coronavirus

    Lakeidra Chavis

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Trace |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Street outreach workers who work to reduce gun violence in Chicago are using the relationships they've built to now spread the word about the dangers of the coronavirus. “To the extent that we are the sort of conduits to vulnerable neighborhoods, it makes sense for us to sort of disseminate that information because it’s an important public service,” one outreach worker explains.

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