GUN POSSESSION IN ILLINOIS: WHO CAN HAVE THEM, WHO CAN’T, & WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO (Illegally) Illinois is perhaps the most restrictive state in the country when it comes to gun rights and illegal firearm possession. Unlike some states, you cannot buy or carry a firearm in public without obtaining specific licenses issued by […]
The current United States Attorney General, a fellow Chicagoan, visited home last month, but it wasn’t to see old friends. Merrick Garland, the 86th Attorney General, was here to help the city stop the startling rise in gun violence this year. Turn on the local or national news each week and there will inevitably be […]
CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN In a press conference after the violent Fourth of July Weekend, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said, “I hear a lot about what the State’s Attorney is doing. She charged these people with murder we brought before them that we’ve arrested – and the courts, the courts released them […]
If ever there was a time to NOT go to jail in Cook County, it’s right now. New York City may be ground zero for the total number of coronavirus cases in the United States, but the Cook County Jail is currently the largest single-site cluster of COVID-19 in the country. As of April 15, […]
Cook County Jail, covid 19
NOT JUST TEXTING WHILE DRIVING: In 2014, using a phone without a hands-free device became illegal. Basically, from 2010-2014, you could use your cellphone while driving, you just couldn’t text. Once 2014 hit, it became illegal to operate any “electronic communication device” while driving. Illinois law defines an “electronic communication device” as “an electronic device, […]
ILLINOIS TEXTING BAN GETS SOME TEETH These days, everyone seems to have a 5th appendage. Two hands, two feet, and a smartphone. And there’s nowhere we aren’t checking them, scrolling, putting them in an out of our pockets. Work, home, bed, bathroom, bar. Out to dinner, at home for dinner. With your friends, in front […]
Illinois law, texting while driving
Attention Cannabis Enthusiasts: Set your clocks. In less than 6 months, Illinois will join Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington as the 11th state to legalize marijuana. Though not a state, we can’t also forget about D.C., which legalized marijuana in 2015. However, Illinois’s marijuana legalization is distinct from all […]
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION IN Chicago, CANNABIS LEGALIZATION IN ILLINOIS
CAN THE POLICE MAKE YOU GIVE UP YOUR PHONE PASSWORD? NO Cell phones these days do more than just call your friends and families. They’re a virtual blueprint of our daily lives constantly recording in our pocket. Think about it. On your phone there’s a record of the places you’ve been, people you call, people […]
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT? AKA DO YOU NEED TO HIRE A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY? Bad nights. Bad decisions. Sometimes that can result in searching the internet for a criminal defense attorney. It doesn’t make you a criminal, but it does make you someone who needs a lawyer. If you woke up in jail for any […]
CHICAGO STYLE FIREARMS Illegal guns are all over Chicago. In 2018 alone, the Chicago Police seized over 9,500 illegal firearms. That was the largest amount seized in 5 years and a 9% increase from the previous year. Despite this, police in Chicago seize more illegal guns annually than in New York City and Los Angeles […]
Gun Charges, Gun Felony in Illinois, gun laws in Chicago