Starting January 1, 2016, the Clerk of Courts in Cook County can only keep a maximum of $100 of your posted bond for fees and costs. Prior to passage of the new Act, the Clerk was entitled to 10% of … Continue reading
Black Wednesday? Blackout Wednesday? Biggest Bar Night of the Year? Whatever you choose to call the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, it has infamously become one of the biggest drinking nights of the year. This new age event isn’t just revered … Continue reading
Every year, we know this day will come; but we are never really prepared for it. So far this autumn, we’ve gotten our fair share of sun and comfortable temperatures, so we’re not complaining. But alas, the soothsayer Tom Skilling … Continue reading
Have you been putting off paying old parking tickets? Have you left your red light tickets, hoping they would just go away? Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news: the bad news is that your unpaid tickets won’t just … Continue reading
Our attorney Tim Black had quite the surprise for us this week when he showed up driving a cherry red moped! He was all smiles as he showed up on the bright scooter, excited to show it off to the … Continue reading
It was not long ago when we brought the attention of our readers to DUI issues. But with Octoberfest being celebrated this weekend in Chicago, we think that it is time to talk about DUI again; specifically about the problems of enforcing … Continue reading
Over the past year or so marijuana has become increasingly decriminalized throughout Illinois. Last year, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced that her office would not prosecute small marijuana possession cases, and at the beginning of this year, a … Continue reading
On Sunday afternoon, as the Cubs perfected a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Miguel Montero rocked a grand slam, Kris Bryant launched an absolutely monstrous 495-foot home run, and a 27-year-old fan named Christopher Hilton ran onto the field. … Continue reading
In what is becoming one of our favorite features each month, our friend Samuel Partida, Jr. at IllinoisCaseLaw.com has posted his August 2015 update of criminal cases published in Illinois. Mr. Partida has created an excellent blog, and we honestly … Continue reading
Every semester/year I go through the same thing: I find a great law clerk who inevitably has to go back to school/graduates/fills up their new semester with lots of classes all day (silly them!). So every semester I inevitably go … Continue reading
