If your teen gets involved in a school fight, it might seem like no big deal, but you should be aware that he or she may be charged with assault under Illinois law.

Case-in-point: seven teens were arrested and one …

The term “money laundering” was first used in the early 1900s to describe organizations that took income from illegal activities and “washed” it into the flow of legal money. Historically, service-based businesses have been used as money laundering operations, as …

Shoplifting seems like a relatively minor crime without serious criminal consequence, but this is often not the case. Because shoplifting is a leading cause of financial loss for most retailers, more and more merchants have begun to prosecute even relatively …

Child sexual abuse charges should not be taken lightly in Illinois. A Quincy man was recently sentenced to two decades behind bars after he was found guilty of sex crimes against two girls.

He was accused of inappropriately touching the …

Corporate fraud is a serious offense that carries significant penalties regardless of whether it’s prosecuted at the state or federal level. However, fraud cases are not as clear-cut as they seem, meaning that many people and businesses are wrongly charged …

Most people think of robbery, burglary, and theft as one crime. However, the laws of Illinois make distinctions between all three offenses. In this post, we’ll detail the differences for you and let you know how an experienced Illinois criminal …

If you are arrested for assault and battery in Illinois, what happens next? We’ll detail the process in this post and let you know how a skilled Chicago criminal attorney can help you fight your charges.

The Arrest

Police must …

If you are riding a bus or train in Chicago, can the cops conduct a search on you for drugs? Are you always protected against searches and seizures? Learn more about search and seizure laws and how they apply to …

Criminal charges can tarnish anyone’s reputation, but domestic violence charges are especially damaging. Just ask former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer.

You might remember Kramer from his four years with the Chicago Bears. He retired from football in 1999, but he …

Short of murder, sex crimes are some of the most grievous offenses a person can commit. Accordingly, sex crimes are severely charged and penalized, and a sex crime conviction carries a negative stigma that will come back to haunt you …