Since President Obama announced his administration's clemency initiative in 2014, the sentences of more than 1,000 people who are serving prison time for non-violent drug offenses across the nation have been commuted, including some in Illinois. While lawmakers in...
Month: November 2016
Companies rushing to develop marijuana detection methods
As Illinois residents may know, Washington, D.C. and 26 states have now legalized marijuana in one form or another. This has some worried about how this might adversely impact motor vehicle drivers and safety on the roads. Some question the reliability of tests...
NFL free agent charged with felony cocaine possession
Illinois football fans may be interested to learn that 28-year-old Greg Hardy, an NFL free agent, was indicted on a felony charge for cocaine possession on Nov. 7. Reports stated that he was taken into custody on Sept. 26 in Texas. The former Carolina Panther and...
Federal drug charges filed in Illinois against 24 people
According to unsealed federal indictments, 24 people have been charged for transporting drugs, including heroin and cocaine, to Chicago via Amtrak trains. The charges were unsealed on Oct. 27 and announced by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois....