In re Urban

OPINION

POCH, J.

This claim arises out of an incident that occurred on April 2, 1989, at 1423 Prospect Avenue, Peru, Illinois. The Claimant, Mary Joanne Urban, wife of the deceased vietim, seeks compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Crime Victims Compensation Act, hereafter referred to as the “Act.” Ill. Rev. Stat. (1989), ch. 70, par. 71, et seq.

The Court had considered the application for benefits and the investigatory report of the Attorney General and had denied the claim on the grounds that the Claimant had not offered documentation to substantiate her claim and that the assailant…