Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is accused of child pornography or aggravated child pornography or the defendant is accused of first degree murder or second degree murder when the commission of the offense involves sexual penetration or sexual conduct, evidence of the defendant's commission of another such offense or evidence to rebut that proof or an inference from that proof, may be admissible (if that evidence is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence) and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Provides that (1) testimony by the victim of an out of court statement made by the victim that he or she complained of such act to another; and (2) testimony of an out of court statement made by the victim describing any complaint of such act or matter or detail pertaining to any act which is an element of an offense which is the subject of a prosecution for a sexual or physical act against that victim are admissible as exceptions to the hearsay rule in prosecutions for any sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act.
Rep. Lisa Hernandez
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Amends the School Code. Adds homeownership, including the basic process of obtaining a mortgage and the concepts of fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, subprime loans, and predatory lending, as part of the financial literacy component of consumer education.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the statutes concerning escape and aiding escape apply to a person adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and to a person aiding the escape of a person adjudicated a delinquent minor for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor offense under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that aiding an escape while armed with a dangerous weapon is a Class 1 non-probationable felony (rather than a Class 2 felony). Effective immediately.
Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that all food pantries shall register with the State-certified local public health department having jurisdiction in the area where the food pantry is located. Effective January 1, 2009.
Amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act. Extends the repeal date of the Act from September 6, 2008 to June 30, 2010. Effective immediately.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person also commits aggravated battery of a child when the person is of the age 18 years and upwards and intentionally or knowingly, and without legal justification and by any means, causes bodily harm or disability or disfigurement to any child under the age of 13 years or to any severely or profoundly mentally retarded person. Provides that the penalty is a Class 3 felony. Effective January 1, 2009.
Expresses support for the Town of Cicero's "Ceasefire Week" to be held during the week of June 22-27, 2008.
Congratulates Mary Woitas of Columbus West School in Cicero on the occasion of being a recipient of a 2008 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Award.
Congratulates Carlos Tortolero, President of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, on being recognized by the Illinois Humanities Council.