SRPINGFIELD - State Representative Jim Durkin and a group of House Republican legislators yesterday introduced new legislation to help keep children and communities safe from violence. Durkin (R-Western Springs) said the measures in the “Protect Our Children” initiative target the greatest threats to our children’s safety – gang and school-related violence.
“We cannot sit idle with the catastrophic gun violence occurring in the streets of Chicago on a daily basis. We know the enemy – the street gangs and members of the drug trade. We can no longer tolerate the loss of innocent children and law-abiding citizens. We are taking a harsh but necessary position with these bills to rid our neighborhoods of this criminal element,” Durkin said.
“We need to constantly be working on and setting policies in Springfield that protect the next generation,” said Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego). “We believe these proposals introduced today will better protect our children across the state.”
- House Bill 3217 increases penalties for gang-related gun offenses. It increases the minimum sentence for possession of a firearm by a street gang member from 3 up to 4 years and makes it a non-probationable offense. The legislation also requires 85% truth in sentencing for many gun offenses by felons and known gang members.
- House Bill 3009 cracks down on gang recruitment in our communities. Illinois’ gang recruitment law currently requires prosecutors to prove that the defendant used force or coercion to recruit another person into a gang. This legislation adds two new felony offenses for recruiting adults (Class 4 Felony) or minors (Class 3 Felony) to join gangs that do not require proof of physical force. Twenty-nine states have a higher causation standard than Illinois. Neighboring states like Missouri, and 28 others that we compete with, require something more than for the workplace to be only "a" cause.Twenty-nine states have a higher causation standard than Illinois. Neighboring states like Missouri, and 28 others that we compete with, require something more than for the workplace to be only "a" cause. Last week the governor of Kansas signed into law legislation requiring that the workplace be the prevailing or primary cause of an injury for it to be covered under workers' compensation.
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- Twenty-nine states have a higher causation standard than Illinois. Neighboring states like Missouri, and 28 others that we compete with, require something more than for the workplace to be only "a" cause. Last week the governor of Kansas signed into law legislation requiring that the workplace be the prevailing or primary cause of an injury for it to be covered under workers' compensation.
Twenty-nine states have a higher causation standard than Illinois. Neighboring states like Missouri, and 28 others that we compete with, require something more than for the workplace to be only "a" cause.Twenty-nine states have a higher causation standard than Illinois. Neighboring states like Missouri, and 28 others that we compete with, require something more than for the workplace to be only "a" cause.Twenty-nine states have a higher causation standard than Illinois. Neighboring states like Missouri, and 28 others that we compete with, require something more than for the workplace to be only "a" cause.Twenty-nine states have a higher causation standard than Illinois. Neighboring states like Missouri, and 28 others that we compete with, require something more than for the workplace to be only "a" cause.
“This is a well-crafted, common sense approach to cracking down on violence in our schools and communities,” said Rep. Jim Sacia (R-Freeport). “I look forward to working with all of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass this important legislation that will protect our children, and make Illinois a safer place to live.”
