Getting arrested is scary for anyone, but the experience is particularly frightening to individuals otherwise unfamiliar with the criminal justice system. Many first-timers are unsure of what will happen to them, what they can expect in the near future, and what steps need to be taken next to best protect their rights and freedom.

Here we will take a brief look at the criminal justice process for any crime in the State of Illinois.   Hopefully it will help alleviate [...]

Picture this: it’s late at night, and you’re walking down Division Street in Humboldt Park. You pop into an alleyway to toss a bottle of soda into a dumpster. When you reemerge, a police officer approaches you and asks what you were doing. What do you do?

In Chicago, it’s not uncommon for a police officer to stop a person if there has been a recent crime in the area and officer feels the person is acting in [...]