Legal Advocacy

Specific legal advocacy questions should be referred to a Northwest CASA staff advocate at either the Cook County office or the CARE Center. See “STAFF PHONE EXTENTSIONS” tab for more info.
Additional Resources:
Full information about legislation can be found at Illinois General Assembly Home Page (ilga.gov)
Illinois Attorney General Home Page (state.il.us)
Illinois State Police Home Page
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
ALWAYS DEFER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO DETERMINE IF CASE CAN BE PROSECUTED.
YOU CAN MAKE A POLICE REPORT AT ANY TIME, BUT CHARGES CAN ONLY BE PRESSED BASED ON THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AT THAT TIME.
ADULTS
Statute of limitations removed, effective 1/1/2020
All cases prior to 1/1/2020, have 10 years to report & must follow law in place when assault occurred in order to be prosecuted.
Adult Statute of Limitations Chart
CHILDREN
Statute of limitations removed, effective 8/11/2017
All cases prior to 8/11/2017, have 20 years to report & must follow law in place when assault occurred in order to be prosecuted.
Child Statute of Limitations Chart
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