Chicago Criminal Defense Blog

About Chicago Man Freed After 20 Years in Jail

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...
About Woman Ordered to Pay Back $1 Million Stolen from Naperville Law Firm

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...
About Chicago Storage Locker Contents Lead to Child Porn Arrest

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...
About Chicago Men Charged In Kidnapping

Chicago Men Charged In Kidnapping

Five Chicago men were arrested and stand accused of the kidnapping of a man from outside his suburban home in the Chicago suburb...
About Two Men Accused of Killing and Robbing Chicago Family Friend

Two Men Accused of Killing and Robbing Chicago Family Friend

Intent on robbing and killing a family friend of one of the men, two men drove from Phoenix, Arizona to Chicago, Illinois. Both...
About Deerfield Teacher Charged with Battery to Student

Deerfield Teacher Charged with Battery to Student

In Illinois, a battery involves a touching of another person, although not every touching constitutes a battery. For instance, shaking another person's hand...
About Aurora Alderman Arrested for Retail Theft

Aurora Alderman Arrested for Retail Theft

A suburb of Chicago, Aurora spans the counties of Kane, DuPage, Kendall, and Will. Just this week, an elected alderman from Aurora was...
About Lake County Man Arrested After Fingerprints Reveal True Identity

Lake County Man Arrested After Fingerprints Reveal True Identity

Hundreds of times a day, police all around the state of Illinois detain arrestees for criminal and traffic cases ranging from speeding tickets...
About Chicago Diner Flips Out Over Pancakes - Gets Arrested

Chicago Diner Flips Out Over Pancakes - Gets Arrested

According to a server at a Chicago Denny’s restaurant, a customer became irate when she was told that she couldn't share in the...