Chicago Criminal Defense Blog

Chicago Cop Facing Civil Rights Charges for Alleged Shootings Pleads Not Guilty
Civil rights charges have been filed against a Chicago Police Officer accused of using excessive force when he shot into a car and...

Deadly Police Shooting Video Released
A body camera video recently released from the Chicago Police Department shows the aftermath of a shooting that left the suspect dead, and...

Men Wrongfully Convicted Released After 23 Years in Jail
Two Chicago men were released from prison recently after charges against them were dropped. The men who had been accused of murder 23...

Fast Food Patron Gets Steamed, Then Grilled By Police
On an empty stomach anything can happen, and tempers can flare. But road rage in an Oak Lawn suburban Chicago fast food drive-thru...

Chicago Police Arrest 140 in Raids on Gangs
Chicago police implemented a two-day operation netting thousands of dollars in drug money and a great number of weapons, as well as the...

Man Steals Dough from Cars to Support Chicago Pizza Habit
A man has been arrested for stealing money from cars to pay for his pizza habit. The man, from the Chicago suburb of...

Chicago Man Freed After 20 Years in Jail
A man, who had previously been sentenced to life in prison for murder, was freed from Chicago’s Cook County Jail after serving over...

Woman Ordered to Pay Back $1 Million Stolen from Naperville Law Firm
A DuPage County judge sentenced a woman to eight years in prison and repayment of the $1,029,000 she stole from a Naperville Law...

Chicago Storage Locker Contents Lead to Child Porn Arrest
We’ve all seen the popular television programs where buyers bid for the right to purchase abandoned storage lockers. What treasures did the unlucky...