Accidents happen. We are told this as children to help comfort us when we make a mistake and feel badly about the consequences. Sometimes though, that saying is of little to no comfort for anyone involved. Recently, a motorist was facing court sentencing on petty traffic offense violations following a fatal accident that took the...
Read MoreIt is often said that, if you really want to get to know a person’s bad side, take them on a camping trip. For one 31 year old man, the decision to go camping with his wife and family was a fatal one. During a heated argument that he was having with his wife at...
Read MoreIn a tragic incident, a nine year old girl died in a car crash. She was a passenger in her parent’s minivan, being driven by her mother, when a Cadillac veered head on into their lane. The mother attempted to evade the accident by swerving in the other direction, but the Cadillac struck the side...
Read MoreA teenager from a Chicago Suburban High School has been arrested following his alleged posting of “on-line” threats on social media indicating that he would shoot up his High School. He was found to be in possession of a number of firearms and has been ordered to be held in detention during the pendency of...
Read MoreRecently in an interview, Actor/Comedian/Talk Show Host Steve Harvey related what he tells his three kids about what to do when being stopped by police. Obviously, with the present problem of police shootings that seems to develop from what may have otherwise been routine traffic stops, it should be everyone’s concern to maximize their safety,...
Read MoreRecently, it was reported that a former law clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Presiding Judge, was allowed by a sitting judge to don the judicial robes at Chicago’s Traffic Court, and actually issue judgments on several cases appearing in court that day. Is it a crime to impersonate a Judge, and is...
Read MoreRecently, two young men from New York City, who were apparently Raiders fans, got into an argument at a football game with a lone Baltimore Ravens fan. Although it happened at a Baltimore Ravens vs. Oakland Raiders game, and the fight occurred between two Raiders fans from New York that attended the game in Baltimore,...
Read MoreCivil rights charges have been filed against a Chicago Police Officer accused of using excessive force when he shot into a car and wounded two individuals, in an incident that happened three years ago. The Plaintiff is claiming that the victims’ civil rights were violated. The officer has recently pleaded not guilty to those charges...
Read MoreA body camera video recently released from the Chicago Police Department shows the aftermath of a shooting that left the suspect dead, and according to some viewers, serious procedural errors were committed by the police officers. The suspect was driving in a car that had been reported stolen when police tried to stop him. The...
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