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Illinois moves to curb domestic violence with new law
An Illinois program funded by higher marriage and divorce fees funds shelters like Carbondale's Women's Center and Anna Bixby in Rossclare. A March 1982 model order of protection would let judges require abusers to move out, stop abuse, seek counseling, and potentially pay support and medical costs, with enforcement by police and a state data clearinghouse.
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Kathy Best
Southern Illinoisan
Springfield
Illinois
General Assembly
Carbondale
Anna Bixby
Rossclare
Roy Gulley
Gulley
Bernard Hoffman
Department of Law Enforcement
State Department
Phillip Rock
Oak Park
Senate
Chicago
Thompson