For better or for worse, alimony laws are changing, thanks to the giant tax overhaul signed into law in December, 2017. One of the provisions of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act removes the 75-year-old tax deduction for p...
If you have been charged with a crime in Illinois, will your treatment and sentence be tainted by the biases of people in the criminal justice system? Unfortunately, human judgment and prejudices enter into every stage o...
With advances in technology, it’s easier than ever to spy on your divorcing spouse in an effort to get information that will help your case. There are cameras and recorders on cell phones, as well as GPS trackers and f...
It’s a new year, and with it come changes in Illinois laws, which may work either for or against you should you be charged with a crime, undergoing a divorce, operating a business, or even just driving or residing in o...
The United States imprisons more people than any other country, and as many as one in three American adults have some type of criminal record. Unfortunately, incarceration carries a lifetime of consequences. According ...
If you’ve been married a long time and find yourself thrust into a divorce situation, you are not alone. Although divorce is becoming less common for younger adults, so-called “gray divorce” for older adults is o...
Weather can kill, and prisoners are more vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather than most Americans. While some prison systems attempt to keep temperatures within a healthy range, a 2015 In December of 2004, Charl...
When prosecutors abuse their authority, the damage can be devastating, as guilty people may go free while innocent people wind up behind bars. Prosecutors have the duty to uphold justice and the obligation to disclose ...
The gun trafficking industry is alive and well in Illinois, despite the efforts of police and prosecutors to stop the flow of guns coming in across state lines. But, due to an increase in violence in Chicago in the past ...
It says something about crime in Chicago when the Police Department is on pace to spend nearly $200 million on overtime in 2017. This is 40 percent more than last year’s record and is occurring despite a two-year hir...