When you think of a felony, you probably picture courtroom drama and potential prison time. But in Chicago, a felony conviction is just the beginning of a much bigger story. The consequences that follow can affect your life in ways you might not expect, from being locked out of certain job markets to losing basic…
Continue reading ›When someone mentions the word “crime”, most people’s minds automatically jump to violent crime. That goes to show that you don’t need intimate knowledge of the law to understand how violent crimes are serious offenses. Statistics back up the notion that violent crimes are the most serious in society. CBS Chicago recently reported that, in…
Continue reading ›Chicago sees its fair share of violence and crime, but over a weekend at the end of May, violence saw a new high. According to the University of Chicago Crime Lab, May 31, 2020, was the most violent day Chicago has seen since it started collecting data in 1961. Eighteen people were killed in one…
Continue reading ›With several national incidents of mass murders in the headlines this year, a number of reports have appeared alleging that domestic violence is a precursor to mass shootings. The histories of many of the shooters would seem to support this. Devin Patrick Kelley, the man who killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas in November…
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