What Tourists Need to Know if They are Arrested in Chicago
In 2017, more than 55 million people visited Chicago both from the US and abroad. Visitors come to Chicago for a wide variety...
Which Crimes Could Get Me Deported?
In the fiscal year of 2017, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted 226,119 removals. 20.9% of people in Chicago were born in a...
What is Sexual Assault?
In America, someone is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. Recent high profile cases involving Louis CK, Roger Ailes, and Kevin Spacey have cast the...
New Illinois Laws for 2018
2018 is now officially well underway. January 1st brought a new year, new hopes, and new laws. A wide variety of regulations came...
What Should I Do After I Have Been Arrested?
According to the FBI, there were 1,572,579 arrests for drug abuse violations in 2016. This means that someone was arrested for drugs once...
Newest Laws about Expungement and Sealing in Illinois
Governor Bruce Rauner signed a new expungement law on Aug. 24, 2017. The new rules come from two different acts: Public Act 100-0284...
The Five Most Common Mistakes People Make When Talking to Police
Picture this: on one hand, you have a champion chess player, who has played in a thousand matches. She knows every single trick...
No, You Can not Use a Monopoly Get Out of Jail Free Card
While it may be fun to imagine, the rules of the board game Monopoly do NOT actually extend into the real world. That...
Can Your Medical Devices Testify Against You in Court?
According to a judge in Ohio: yes, they can. A man was charged with aggravated arson and insurance fraud, but claimed that he...