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July 3, 2019

Police in Illinois charged a 29-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man with drug possession and drug possession with the intent to distribute after allegedly discovering significant quantities of cocaine and heroin in their Coles County residence.

July 2, 2019

Certain kinds of questionable decisions seem to go hand-in-hand with teenage rebellion. Underage drinking, even drinking and driving, is a common way for teenagers to push back at social boundaries.

June 17, 2019

Drivers in Illinois who are under the age of 21 are subject to a zero-tolerance drunk driving law. For a first offense, an individual will lose his or her license for three months, and the penalty increases to six months for refusing to take a alcohol test.

May 23, 2019

The Illinois Supreme Court has heard arguments concerning “revenge porn,” defined as the distribution of sexually explicit content without the subject’s consent.

May 9, 2019

People tend to focus on jail time and fines when discussing criminal acts, such as impaired or drunk driving. However, for offenses that involve a motor vehicle, those aren’t the only penalties that can drastically change a person’s life. The state may also suspend or revoke your license.

May 7, 2019

Some people in Illinois on low-carb diets may blow false positives on alcohol breath tests. This happened to a man in Texas whose diet put him in ketosis. His attorney was able to get his DUI dismissed.

April 24, 2019

A statement released by the Office of the Illinois Attorney General indicated that a 31-year-old man from Aurora has admitted guilt on charges of heroin and cocaine trafficking. The court imposed a sentence of 19 years and six months in prison.

April 11, 2019

Prosecutors have filed revised charges against a 24-year-old man taken into custody on March 15 after forensic specialists from the Illinois State Police were unable to identify the substance found in his car during a routine traffic stop.

March 29, 2019

A 32-year-old Illinois man announced in court on March 26 that he had set the fire that led to the death of his 87-year-old grandmother several days earlier, on March 22. The man was appearing by video monitor from jail when he incriminated himself and said that he had done the act because of a mental disability.

March 13, 2019

Failing a Breathalyzer test is a frustrating and even scary experience for just about anyone, especially if they don’t immediately see opportunities for building a defense. When a driver blows over the limit during a sobriety test, they may think that there is nothing they can do to fight the charges, since the Breathalyzer results clearly show that they were legally intoxicated.