Sometimes good people, even those making a million a year and have a lot to lose, make terrible mistakes that can cost them dearly in their professional and social lives. In this case, The Bears’ wide receiver, David Moore, was arrested after falling asleep at a Taco Bell drive-thru in his hometown of Gainesville, Texas. Police said that they smelled marijuana on Moore, but were somehow only able to turn up edibles in their search. They also found three pistols...

A Naperville man is facing DUI charges in connection with a fatal car crash. He and his family had been enjoying their summer at a friend’s barbecue earlier that day. He had a few drinks over the course of the hot afternoon, but his wife had even more. When it came time to head home, he volunteered to drive. On the way home, the man lost control of his vehicle and rear ended a car on the highway. This led...

With gun violence a presence in headlines today, many are calling for stricter gun laws in Illinois. So, how difficult is it to get a FOID card in the state? Illinois has several restrictive laws, making it more difficult to acquire a gun here than in other states. Red flag laws are in place here to ensure that those with violence or mental health concerns on their records are not able to purchase firearms. It is still possible for law-abiding...

We now know that the Highland Park Shooter was able to apply for and receive a gun permit in Illinois. Reports have noted numerous red flags in the personal history of the Highland Park shooter, noting that these brushes with law enforcement could have prevented him from acquiring a weapon. So, what happened? How was the shooter able to acquire a weapon and bypass the red flag laws designed to prevent people with violence and mental health issues in their...

In the wake of the Highland Park shooting, Illinois legislators are hoping to close the gap in the red flag laws that allowed the suspect to get a firearms permit despite previous signs of emotional instability and run-ins with the police in 2019. When the suspect filed an application for a FOID card three months after the police confiscated knives and a sword from his apartment, the government had no basis on which to deny the application because no criminal...

A recent longitudinal study (meaning it was conducted over several years) sought to determine the economic factors hurting single mothers. While it is often assumed that partner absence plays the most significant role in financially hurting single-parent families, the data revealed that many of the economic barriers found in motherhood would exist regardless of partner absence. Having a working partner helps absorb the costs related to having and caring for a new baby. While traditional studies have sought to discuss...

According to a recent study, the answer is yes. Couples who have children immediately after getting married tend to divorce more frequently than those who do not. According to the study, the timing of the birth of the first child had an impact on how long the marriage lasted. The study was conducted by the CDC and analyzed over 10,000 men and 12,000 women over a 10-year period. The study further found that couples who waited eight months or more...

With the summer in full swing, law enforcement is reminding drivers to drive safely and unimpaired. July and August bring more police DUI checkpoints and greater police vigilance when it comes to pulling over drivers. Police may suspect a driver of intoxication simply because more people are out and about, enjoying the beautiful weather and grabbing drinks with friends. This does not mean that every individual who is pulled over this summer has actually committed an offense. The following are...

In 2020, a caller reported that they heard a gunshot coming from inside a home. They called police who executed a search of the premises and found a rifle in the possession of an Illinois woman. The rifle was not fired. There was no evidence of a gun being fired from within the residence. As it turned out, the defendant’s estranged husband had filed a false report to engineer the confiscation of the weapon. The defendant denied firing the rifle...

State Supreme Court Declines to Rule FOID Act Unconstitutional

posted on 7/17/22

Several challenges have been made to Illinois’ Firearm Owners Identification Act (FOID) but the Illinois Supreme Court has refused to rule that Illinois’ variation of the FOID Act is unconstitutional....

In recent high-profile mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, Uvalde, TX, and Highland Park, IL, the shooter was able to bypass red flag laws and other restrictions on purchasing weapons that should have ostensibly prevented the shootings. Since these shooters were able to legally purchase the guns, lawmakers are scratching their heads as to what can be legally done next. Most of the reform-minded approaches include closing loopholes in existing laws, or allowing law enforcement to move more quickly on actionable...

The Cook County Sheriff’s department recently announced that they have confiscated over 80 guns while searching the homes of suspects who were on electronic monitoring. Electronic monitoring is generally used for individuals who are awaiting trial. Each of these individuals is required to sign a contract stipulating that they do not have any guns or drugs in their residence. Because the individuals are technically in custody, their homes can be searched as part of compliance checks without warning or recourse...

There are a handful of holidays that police target for DUI arrests. Can you guess what they are? One is obviously July 4th. The others are New Year's Eve, St. Patrick’s Day, and Cinco de Mayo. All three are associated with day drinking, celebrations, and a headache in the morning. They are also associated with an uptick in DUI charges in and around Chicago. The Fourth of July remains one of the deadliest days of the year for American drivers....

If you guessed that women file for divorce more often than men, then you are correct. Women file the majority of divorces here in the United States. Women initiate a staggering 70% of divorces. That number skyrockets to 90% when they are college-educated. In the UK, the figure is still high—but not as high: 62%. In the United States as in the UK, no-fault divorces are legal. One of the main connecting factors that predicts this trend is women’s liberation...

The divorce rate in India is quite low compared to the United States. That’s largely because it’s much more difficult to pursue a divorce in India. Couples are required to live separately for one year before they can finalize their divorce. One Indian man and his wife have agreed to separate after the wife cooked noodles every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The wife apparently lacked the ability to cook anything other than noodles. The husband, instead of learning...