Abortion is legal in the state of Illinois. But as a Humboldt Park woman discovered in January of this year, if you unintentionally cause the death of an unborn child, you could go to prison. The woman was making a U-Turn from West North Avenue when she crashed in to…
A new bill introduced in the Illinois legislature would extend the statute of limitations in some rape cases. Senate Bill 2609 seeks to change when the statute of limitations in rape cases begins to run. Current law provides that the statute of limitations in rape cases begins to run on…
Did you know that chasing a person in your car can get you arrested for aggravated assault in Illinois? Two Chicago-area residents recently learned this the hard way when they were arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault. A Wilmette man was charged for allegedly trying to run over a…
My client was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon under 720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1) back in 2004 and was found guilty at trial in 2006. Subsequently, in 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court, in People of the State of Illinois v. Aguilar, held that the Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons…
My 22 year old client, with no criminal background, was charged with Armed Robbery and Aggravated Battery. This case carried a mandatory 21 year sentence if convicted because there was an allegation that a firearm was used during the offense. My client was charged along with another co-defendant after they…
One of the worst crimes you can be charged with in Chicago is criminal sexual assault, or rape. Not only does it create a stigma against the person charged, but often results in lengthy prison sentences and lifetime registration as a sex offender. You may have read in the Chicago…
Have you or someone you know been arrested in Chicago? It doesn’t matter if it’s a simple battery charge or a more serious charge of first degree murder. Getting arrested can affect you in more ways than you can imagine. Apparently, there are a few websites, such as mugshots.com, that…
Have you ever been stopped by the Chicago Police for no apparent reason and are now facing Chicago drug charges? You can most likely relate to the following recent story out of New York City. Following a $14,000 March, 2013 settlement to a Brooklyn man who claimed he was illegally…
Many of my clients have faced Chicago aggravated robbery charges. Don’t be fooled into thinking that the element of aggravated or armed robbery consists solely of the use of a functioning firearm. In early August, two Chicago men attempted to hold up a West Rogers Park restaurant using a black…
Having been charged with Chicago armed robbery, you are aware that this is one of the most serious types of charges you can face. In fact, probation is not even an option. According to the FBI, a man in Park Ridge, Illinois, armed with a hammer, proceeded to rob a…