Blog Posts in 2013

Have a Safe and Happy New Year

It is hard to believe the holidays are behind us and that we are about to ring in the New Year. As we approach 2014 we should be thankful for the year we have had and look forward to what is to come. We wish you a Happy New Year. We hope you celebrate the new year and enjoy yourselves. Please be safe out there and remember to drink responsibly. Remember the police are watching the roads and that ...

Re-balancing crimes with necessary jail time is a good idea, but are mandatory minimums to gun offenses the answer?

A push is being made for a new state law that would require mandatory minimum jail sentences for individuals who break gun laws in Illinois. The motive behind this push is that they believe people who commit crimes with guns or violate gun laws should automatically receive jail time. Two important issues arise out of this new legislative push. First, and one that defense lawyers will likely agree ...

Police Departments are Starting to Tweet DUI Arrests

While police blotters in the newspaper have been around for years, it seems that some police departments are taking the concept even farther and will be tweeting the names of those arrested for DUI . According to the Chicago Tribune , the Riverside Police Department is embarking on this new process, tweeting the names, ages and where an individual resides, in hopes of what can be perceived as ...

Road rage is real and damaging to everyone

It's not happening just in the movies anymore. An angry driver getting mad at another driver for taking his parking spot or sitting too long at a stop light and getting so mad that he hits the other car with his car. Well, road rage like this is not happening in the movies only anymore. It is becoming more real and more common. It seems people are angrier at the wheel these days. We see it ...