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Nov. 25, 2018

Juvenile courts in Illinois often handle what are known as “status offenses.” These are activities deemed unlawful because of an offender’s age, such as possession or consumption of alcohol, truancy and curfew violations.

Nov. 23, 2018

In today’s climate, any credible threat against a school or educational institution is treated as if it is the real thing. SWAT teams may be mobilized, classrooms emptied and students rounded up for questioning. There just is no margin of error when so many lives are at stake.

Nov. 8, 2018

Two men face prison terms of up to 60 years after 19 pounds of methamphetamine was allegedly discovered in the Ford SUV they were traveling in. The drugs were found during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 80 in the Illinois Valley on the morning of Oct. 25.

Oct. 11, 2018

Police in Illinois charged a 27-year-old man with felony counts of dealing drugs within 500 feet of a school and 500 feet of a church on after searching his Alton residence on the morning of Oct. 4. Officers from the Alton Police Department and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System were involved in the search and arrest.

Sept. 27, 2018

Illinois authorities recently arrested three Wisconsin men after a law enforcement officer allegedly found cocaine, loaded firearms and masks in their vehicle. The incident occurred in Antioch.

Sept. 27, 2018

Choosing to operate a motor vehicle after drinking increases the risk of a collision or crash. It is also against the law, and Illinois law enforcement on the roads actively seek to catch and prosecute those impaired behind the wheel.

Sept. 25, 2018

Allegations of driving under the influence (DUI) in Illinois are serious criminal charges. Sometimes, people make mistakes that result in a DUI arrest. Other times, issues with the roadside sobriety test or even the performance of a Breathalyzer test could result in the wrongful arrest of someone who was not, in fact, impaired.

Sept. 14, 2018

Those who are stopped while driving on Illinois or other state roads could be asked to take a Breathalyzer test. Regardless of the result of the test, a person could be taken into custody and charged with drunk or impaired driving.

Aug. 29, 2018

A routine traffic stop on the afternoon of Aug. 17 led to felony drug charges for a 28-year-old Illinois man according to a report from the Evanston Police Department. detectives say that they became suspicious when they detected the odor of marijuana coming from the man’s black Dodge SUV.

Aug. 16, 2018

On Aug. 9, Illinois authorities arrested a man and a woman for allegedly possessing crystal methamphetamine with the intent to deliver. The arrests took place in Warren County at around 12:30 p.m.