Blog Posts in February, 2011
Posted on Feb 24, 2011 By Acosta, Batovski & Schmiege
An unidentified friend of Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly was accosted Wednesday afternoon by an aggressive panhandler as he stepped out of a cab. Reilly's friend says that when he stepped out of the ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2011 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Harold Guzman, a 51 year old Berwyn resident, has been charged with grand theft totaling $600,000. The Oak Park Police Department, Berwyn Police Department, U.S. Marshals, the Drug Enforcement ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two students at South Shore High School were shot by an unknown assailant Monday afternoon after school. One student, who has not been identified publicly, was shot in the back and in the buttocks. ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Admin
P v. CS - Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault The Defendant was charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault. In Illinois this is the crime of rape and is a Class 1 Felony that is punishable by 4-15 ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Admin
P v. MG The Defendant was charged with Battery which is a Class A misdemeanor in the State of Illinois. If found guilty the Defendant was facing a fine of up to $2500.00 and a year in jail. The ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Nine men and women have been arrested on suspicion of operating a major drug distribution ring in both Harvey and Robbins, two suburbs on Chicago's south side. Three people who are believed to be ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2011 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Antinette "Toni" Keller went missing in October of 2010 after going to Prairie Park to work on an art project. She was a student at Northern Illinois University at the time. Two days later, burned ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
A state study has recently been released that shows African Americans are more likely to be sentenced to prison for misdemeanor or low-level drug crimes than whites. In Cook County, unfortunately, the ...
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