Ryan's anti-terrorism legislation

Attorney General Jim Ryan's proposed legislation to combat terrorism in Illinois would:

Create a Class X offense of terrorism with penalties of 20 years to natural life and mandatory natural life when death is caused.

Give the state the ability, for the first time, to acquire intelligence via wiretaps for suspected acts of terrorism.

Allow the attorney general to seek an immediate order freezing the assets of suspected terrorists.

Allow for swifter search warrants in terrorism cases by allowing telephone or oral court approval instead of written approval.