Legal acts pertinent to Domestic Violence and/or Sexual Assault and links for further information or assistance.

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• Illinois Safe Homes Act.  Housing rights for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
  
  Sargent Schriver National Center on Poverty Law:
  http://www.povertylaw.org//advocacy/women-and-family/safe-homes-act

• Crime Victim Compensation Act.  The Illinois Crime Victims' Compensation Program may provide compensation for expenses incurred as a result of crime.  Included are criminal offenses against victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
  
  Illinois Attorney General:
  http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/victims/cvc.html
  http://www.ag.state.il.us/communities/iap/icvc.html

• Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) of Illinois.
  Employment protection act for victims of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault. 
  Illinois Department of Labor:
  www.state.il.us/agency/idol/forms/PDFS/vessaout.pdf