2016 has arrived, triggering the enactment of scores of new laws in Illinois. You can check out our blog post from last week with some of the more practical laws, but here at LauraLaw, we thought it would be fun … Continue reading
As we bring in 2016, it’s important that we stay up to date on current law passages. As of January 1st, 2016 more than 230 new laws will take effect in Illinois. New laws range from police body cameras and … Continue reading
Happy New Year! As we say sayonara to 2015, and bring on 2016, we here at LauraLaw want to thank all of our faithful readers for following our blog and downloading our app (Apple & Andrioid) this year, helping us continue to … Continue reading
The holiday season is upon us and with that comes the joy of our children returning home from college to celebrate our favorite winter family traditions. Having our children away at school, we as parents are not naïve to the … Continue reading
As we close the door on 2015 and ring in 2016, scores of laws that were passed by the Illinois General Assembly during the year will take effect. While we will continue to keep you apprised of laws to look … Continue reading
Our office got together to draw names for a Secret Santa that we will be doing next week. Every year we get together for our annual Christmas party and we love celebrating the holidays with our office family just as … Continue reading
Here at LauraLaw, we have noticed lately in national and local news a disturbing trend of mothers abandoning their infant children, whether on the side of the road, in a dumpster, or even on the doorstep of a hospital. This … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune’s Editorial Board published an insightful editorial about the Glenn Evans trial: Editorial: Acquitting a Chicago police commander Glenn Evans, one of the Chicago Police Department’s 22 district commanders, was accused of chasing a suspect, Rickey Williams, into a building, … Continue reading
I’d like to give a very special thanks to my husband Dean and my associate Tim for being my partners on this case. I’d also like to thank my wonderful staff: Maddy, Jayne and Matthew for the excellent work they did … Continue reading
The November case list has arrived on our friend Samuel Partida Jr.’s blog. Mr. Partida’s blogs feature summarized versions of the most important criminal cases each month with links to the full cases. If you have never been to his … Continue reading
