SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Survivors of domestic and sexual abuse can now have an easier option to receive updates on the people who hurt them. The Illinois VINE system can send users the latest information on the court cases and custody of offenders.
Many people struggle to find out where their abusers or perpetrators are because they frequently move within the prison and court system. Attorney General Kwame Raoul says Illinois VINE is a step in the right direction.
VINE is short for victim information and notifications everyday. Illinois is now one of several states using the free system to keep survivors up to date.
By Benjamin Cox on July 12, 2021 at 9:06pm
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has accepted a settlement in the Purdue Pharmaceutical opioid case from a federal moderator.
Under the agreement, the Sackler Family who owns Purdue Pharmaceuticals must provide $1.5 billion more than they originally offered as settlement in the case, instead requiring the family and their foundation to provide a total of $4.5 billion for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts in communities across the country in the opioid addiction crisis.
In addition, the agreement, for the first time, requires Purdue to make public tens of millions of documents related to their role in the crisis. The proposal was filed in bankruptcy court last Wednesday and is subject to court approval.
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Illinois sues owner of plant where fire prompted evacuations
By SARA BURNETTJuly 9, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this June 14, 2021, file photo, flames and smoke are seen from an explosion at a chemical plant in Rockton, Ill. Illinois prosecutors on Friday, July 9, 2021, sued the owner of a chemical plant where a fire in June sent dark smoke and debris into the air and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)
FILE - In this June 14, 2021, file photo, flames and smoke are seen from an explosion at a chemical plant in Rockton, Ill. Illinois prosecutors on Friday, July 9, 2021, sued the owner of a chemical plant where a fire in June sent dark smoke and debris into the air and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune via AP, File)
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