Month: September 2015

Drug overdoses are a serious problem in Illinois and around the country. Prosecutors are now using new strategies to combat these occurrences. After a fatal overdose, investigators may look at the victim's cellphone call logs and text messages to determine who was...

Some Illinois residents are angered when they read about individuals who have caused fatal accidents receiving what appear to be extremely light sentences after entering into a plea agreement, but experts say that the criminal justice system would grind to a halt in a...

The story of two brothers who spent three decades wrongfully imprisoned highlights the importance of a criminal defense for an innocent person charged with a crime in Illinois. The brothers had originally been convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl. They served time...