With grim statistics, Illinois lawmakers hope updates to domestic violence laws will help survivors. Some recent laws passed include allowing survivors to appear at courtroom proceedings online and adding electronic communications to orders of protection
. In 2021, the hotline was contacted 32,363 times from across the state.
With those grim statistics, Illinois lawmakers hope updates to domestic violence laws will help survivors of abuse.
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