New bipartisan Illinois law will help domestic violence survivors with financial hardships

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date Sept. 3, 2026, 11 p.m.
Last Updated Sept. 3, 2026, 11 p.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/post/new-bipartisan-illinois-law-will-help-domestic-violence-survivors-financial-hardships-coercive-control-abuse/19787209/

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The abuse survivors of domestic violence suffer does not always end when they leave their partner. Those forced to take out loans or credit cards, coerced into debt, endure years of financial hardship. Now there is new legislation designed to provide stronger legal protection to su...