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January 2023 (Chicago, IL) Nearly 200 new laws took effect across the state of Illinois on January 1, 2023, and many of these new laws will have major implications for residents of Illinois. Here's a look at some of the most significant new laws now in effect across Illinois. Illinois SAFE-T Act ...

Illinois DUI laws are among the toughest in the country. The state of Illinois has some of the toughest Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws in the country. In fact, Illinois has been a leader in progressively enacting stricter DUI laws that can make even a first-time DUI offense a life-chan...

Illinois has the second highest number of dog bites in the nation as well as the highest dog bite payouts in the country. There are approximately 75 million dogs in the United States, and the majority of them provide unconditional love and companionship to millions of Americans. Most people never...

October 2022 (Chicago, IL) Recent studies released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that car accidents and roadway tragedies have been steadily increasing since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. This is a trend that is playing out acutely in Illinois, where deaths on Chicago ar...

September 2022 (Chicago, IL) According to a recent study from Johns Hopkins, more than 250,000 Americans die every year because of medical mistakes, making medical malpractice the third leading cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease and cancer. Other studies report much higher figures, wi...

June 2022 (Chicago, IL) If you're like many Americans, you might find estate planning to be an uncomfortable or even stressful topic to address. Indeed, a 2022 survey from Caring.com revealed that although the majority of Americans understand the importance of having an estate plan, a staggering ...

May 2022 (Chicago, IL) Construction sites are filled with hidden dangers and hazardous conditions that put even the most safety-conscious construction workers at risk for serious injury and death. Even when every precaution is taken and despite increasing focus on construction safety, the constru...

If you are injured on somebody else's property in Illinois, you may be able to bring a premises liability lawsuit against the property owner to recover damages. Thousands of Illinois residents visit the emergency room every year after sustaining injuries in accidents that occur on unsafe or impr...

March 2022 (Chicago, IL) According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 64% of American workers have witnessed or experienced age discrimination at their place of work. In 1967, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was created to protect employees from discrimination ...

December 2021 (Chicago, IL) You're driving home after having a couple of after-work drinks with coworkers at a local Chicago area pub. You've done this several other times in the past, but this time something different happens…suddenly you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror. Although man...

November 2021 (Chicago, IL) Exposing corruption, unethical behavior or misconduct within an organization provides tremendous value to the local community. Employees who report workplace misconduct – often referred to as “whistleblowers” – help to keep the powerful and unscrupulous in check, makin...

WHAT TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE FILING A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE IN ILLINOIS October 2021 (Chicago, IL) According to an astonishing recent report from Johns Hopkins University, medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for roughly 225,000 deaths each y...

UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS INVOLVED WITH HIRING A CHICAGO LAWYER September 2021 (Chicago, IL) Because legal representation is often only needed when a serious issue occurs in someone's life, hiring an attorney can be a new and overwhelming experience for many people. If you're hiring a Chicago atto...

Police officers are excellent rule followers. Law enforcement agencies are paramilitary in nature. Accordingly, there is a chain of command and rules are meant to be followed. Col. Jessup put it is best in the movie A Few Good Men when he testified, “We follow orders, son. We follow orders or peo...

Punitive Damage Awards and Settlement Contributions Punitive damages. A simple legal phrase, but one that can strike fear into officers everywhere. Any officer involved in a lawsuit that reads or hears those two simple words, should immediately realize that the stakes are high and their personal ...

Defendant in a prosecution on drug charges alleged that an affidavit filed by police officers to support issuance of a search warrant contained inaccuracies and that said affidavit, minus the inaccuracies, lacked probable cause to support search of his apartment. A confidential informant verified...

By Lauraann Wood
Law Bulletin staff writer A Cook County judge on Thursday acquitted an Illinois State Police trooper, who fired several gunshots into his ex-girlfriend's home, of seven felony criminal charges that could have sent him to a minimum of 26 years in prison. Associate Judge James B. L...

Posted by Daniel Herbert Hiring plans for Police Departments throughout the country have instituted a Veteran's Preference for all veterans who served active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces. However, the reality is that some departments completely ignore this policy and actually institute a policy ...

Dick Lalowski was a police officer for the City of Des Plaines, Illinois. Lalowski was working his overnight shift when he saw demonstrators gathering outside an abortion clinic. The demonstrators hoped to dissuade women from entering the clinic and had signs of aborted fetuses. Lalowski told the...

The Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James, Chicago Tribune 2012) Jeremy Gorner | Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune August 6, 2016, 10:56 PM A woman remains in critical condition at a suburban hospital more than two weeks after an off-duty Chicago police officer struc...

Photo by John R. Boehm By  CLAIRE BUSHEY Chicago lawyer Daniel Herbert doesn't accept every cop who comes to him as a client. But he did take the toughest case to come along in years—the murder rap against Jason Van Dyke, the defendant in a 2014 police shooting that made both the officer and the ...

Daniel Q. Herbert, attorney for the Chicago police officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald, holds a new conference in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2015. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune) Jeremy Gorner | Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune The lawyer for the Chicago police officer who fatally shot 17-year-o...

The Chicago defense attorney sees police officers accused of misconduct as “the ultimate underdog.” By Maya Dukmasova Attorney Dan Herbert LUCY HEWETT On a crisp morning in early November, attorney Dan Herbert, dressed in a blue suit and red tie, a thick, worn manila folder in hand and a razor...

By: Larry Yellen POSTED: MAR 07 2016 09:17PM CST VIDEO POSTED: MAR 07 2016 09:32PM CST UPDATED: MAR 07 2016 09:34PM CST CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – Chicago Police Officer Aldo Brown says he's become the “fall guy” for police misconduct all over the country. Brown was caught on tape using excessive ...

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN (CNN) Staff at a Chicago elementary school made a boy leave the building on a cold March day, coatless and in short sleeves, then lied about what happened, according to a lawsuit that alleges a pattern of abuse and harassment by the staff and the boy's classmates. The four...