Hate crimes are criminal offenses in Illinois, but so is falsely accusing others of a hate crime, as actor Jussie Smollett is alleged to have done. Smollett was charged by a grand jury with felony disorderly conduct f... Read more
Judges and juries are often swayed by what they think is the scientific reliability of the so-called “forensic sciences” such as analysis of handwriting, fingerprints, hair, bite marks, and blood spatter patt... Read more
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery. It involves recruiting, harboring, moving or obtaining a person, by force, fraud or coercion, for the purposes of involuntary servitude, debt bondage or sexual exploitatio... Read more
A criminal charge of any type can have a direct impact your life, starting with your freedom. It can also impact your driving privileges, work opportunities and personal relationships. One of the best ways to effectively... Read more
Upon examination of the circumstances, Illinois authorities have ruled that the recent death of a 5-year-old girl was murder. At this point, the stepmother and biological father are under investigation in connection with... Read more
In the days before DNA testing became an integral part of criminal investigations and defenses, the chances of an innocent person being convicted of a crime were higher. Some of those innocent people were granted the opp... Read more
No matter what the charges may be, a defendant always has the right to confront the charges with a criminal defense. When facing charges of assault and battery in Illinois, it is particularly important to exercise your r... Read more
An Illinois man is facing an assault charge after he supposedly attacked a child who rode his daughter’s bus. The assault charge stems from an incident during which the man got on the bus to confront a child who wa... Read more
In August of 1982, a couple was shot to death as they sat on a Chicago park bench. A man was charged, and the state ultimately gained a murder conviction. He was sentenced to death and spent 16 years on death row. The... Read more
Illinois readers will be familiar with a recent news story in which an elderly woman was stabbed while shopping in a Homewood grocery store. The violent crimesincident has been widely covered, as has the arrest of the ma... Read more
