In re Cooper

This is a claim for compensation pursuant to the provisions of the “Crime Victims Compensation Act” (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1973, Ch. 70, § 71, et seq.), hereinafter the Act.

This Court has carefully considered the Claimant’s application for benefits and the Commissioner’s report of the hearing that was held on March 2, 1977.

According to the facts adduced at the hearing it is the Claimant’s contention that the victim’s minor children are entitled to compensation for loss of suport based upon Aid to Dependent Children payments. The victim received $467.00 per month in the form of Aid to Dependent…