In most cases, minors under the age of 18 are not legally considered to be adults. However, under Illinois law, some juvenile defendants can be prosecuted as adults and receive adult sentences if convicted.

It is relatively rare for a …

Most allegations of domestic violence are genuine, and domestic abuse is statistically an underreported offense. However, false allegations can and do happen on occasion.

While domestic violence should never be tolerated, falsely accusing someone is unacceptable, too. False domestic violence …

The Me Too Movement has paved the way for a number of powerful men being charged with sex crimes and sexual misconduct. The greatest public awareness began with the Weinstein story which broke in October 2017 and has culminated in …

Regardless of the degree of offense, robbery is always classified as a felony and almost always carries some amount of jail time. Should your charges escalate to armed or aggravated robbery, you can bet on more than doubling your prison …

Drug-free zone laws enhance criminal penalties for drug crimes committed near places frequented by children like public schools and parks. The idea is to keep drugs and the violence, theft, and prostitution crime often associated away from children.

Although the …

Were you convicted of a crime in federal trial court?

Do you disagree with the decision?

If you were…and you don’t, you have the right to request your case be reviewed again. This is known as an appeal, and your …

The Fourth of July is the deadliest holiday of the year for drunk driving. So you can count on police being out full-force to catch drunk drivers in all 50 states, including Illinois.

Every Fourth of July, police increase patrol …

Despite tight gun control laws, Chicago is notorious for its gun violence problem, and the issue appears to be escalating.

For instance in a single weekend, six victims died of 28 total people shot recently in the city. Among the …

In recent years, we’ve come to recognize the rampant problem of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy, and Chicago isn’t immune from this scandal.

Attorneys for clergy sexual abuse victims recently released a report detailing all priests and …

Shoplifting is a common criminal offense, and many states consider it a relatively minor transgression. However, in Illinois, the infraction is met with stiff criminal penalties. In fact, this state’s shoplifting laws are some of the toughest in the nation.…