You probably have a basic idea of what insurance fraud means. It’s when someone files false claims, or claims with misleading information, to trick an insurance company into paying them, right?

That’s actually pretty close to the Illinois statute, …

A capital crime involves a particular type of punishment: namely, the death penalty. Most often, capital crimes are assigned for murder convictions, but several other situations may warrant the death penalty as well.

Just not here in Illinois.

The history …

On Saturday, August 12, a Unite the Right rally was planned to protest the removal of a Confederate statue of General Robert E. Lee located in Emancipation Park – formerly Lee park – in Charlottesville, Virginia.

On Friday, the day …

What happens when you and an escort allegedly run up almost $5.8 million on a company credit card?

You both might get charged with six counts of wire fraud by a federal grand jury.

Let’s look at the details of …

Human trafficking has been in the spotlight recently – both in the national news and right here in our own state.

You’ve probably heard about this already, but toward the end of July, law enforcement officials found a tractor-trailer parked …

Right now, in over half of the states in our country, marijuana is legal in some form.

Seven states, along with the District of Columbia, have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states and the …

Anger and frustration can lead to people doing all kinds of things. Sometimes, these “things” include violent and discriminatory acts against others. Sometimes, someone may commit a criminal act against another and people simply assume that it was because of …

A prostitution charge is very serious, and can have devastating, long-lasting consequences. Whether the charge is related to solicitation or participation in prostitution, alleged offenders face sex offender registration, jail time, large fines, a criminal record, and more.

If you …

Probation is the most frequently used sentencing option in the country. Of all the people who are convicted, almost two-thirds are sentenced to probation. Here in our state, there are two and a half times more people on probation than …

If you’ve seen any movie or TV show that features the mafia (such as The Sopranos) or some sort of street gang (like the motorcycle club in Sons of Anarchy) then you’ve probably heard the term RICO before.…