SPRINGFIELD — People charged with misdemeanors who are deemed unfit to stand trial would be allowed a transfer into special programs under a proposal before the General Assembly.Senate Bill 1188, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Robert Peters of Chicago, would allow courts to put defendants charged with misdemeanor cases to be placed in diversionary mental health programs, rather than the criminal justice system.“There is an alarming number of mentally unwell people who have been convicted of misdemeanors despite …