After 15 years, a Schaumburg couple has decided that it is time to get a divorce. The wife is constantly disappointed in her husband’s refusal to engage in family life actively. The husband feels that his wife no longer understands him or loves him. The couple has tried to keep their three school-age children from hearing their arguments, but it is getting more complicated. They know their children are picking up on the growing conflict between them. Rather than subject...

Self-Defense Against a Carjacker in Illinois

posted on 3/25/21

A Chicago business owner who is also a father and active member in the community goes to the gas station after work to fill up his tank. He has had...

After completing his MBA, a young man in Chicago finally gets his dream job. Full of good spirit, he decides to go out and celebrate with his fiance. He has a couple of drinks at the restaurant, and does not feel buzzed at all when he decides to drive home. While he is driving home, he begins to daydream about his new job, and collides with another vehicle. He assumed that the other driver was at fault, but police officers...

A couple decides that their marriage is over and it is time to file for divorce. They have been together for so long, it is hard for them to imagine life as single people, but they know the time has come to move forward, going their separate ways. Even though they agree that the marriage is over, they both struggle to understand what day-to-day life will look like after the divorce is finalized. What effect will the final divorce decree...

An Illinois man recently pleaded guilty to stealing over $400,000 worth of cash and oil and gas products from his former employer. The 59-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and two counts of mail fraud after he engaged in an investment scheme to defraud his employer. The defendant was a trusted employer for over 30 years at a large oil and gas company who set in motion two different schemes to defraud his employer. In the first...

Illinois police have issued a warrant for a 62-year-old man who was involved with protests in August. The man allegedly engaged in illegal activities during demonstrations following Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha. Police say the man kicked down the door of the Kenosha Public Safety Building. He allegedly stated he wanted to break a police officer’s fingers while doing so. What criminal penalties might he be facing for such actions? Attempted Battery to a Law Enforcement Officer Prosecutors have charged...

A Schaumburg woman was devastated after her husband of 35 years died of lung cancer. Her three adult children have already started their own busy lives. Her husband left her a moderate life insurance policy, and she is able to pay off her mortgage and live comfortably, doing some travel from time-to-time. After two years, she decides to start online dating. She joins a well-known dating site and sets up a profile. She immediately gets a notification from a man...

A young man who had just received a scholarship to Illinois State University went out to celebrate with his friends. One of his friends brought some marijuana, and he decided to indulge. He got his car to drive home and saw police lights flashing in his rearview mirror. The police officer pulled him over and arrested him for driving under the influence of drugs. The officer spotted some marijuana in the man’s vehicle and had noticed him driving exceedingly slow....

A rabbi who was the CEO of a nursing home has been charged with 10 counts of mail fraud connected to a large Ponzi scheme. The Ponzi scheme allegedly cost victims over $22 million. The rabbi and the vice-president of his nursing home face federal criminal charges in connection with a local nursing home for fraudulent activities between 2012 and 2017. The Rabbi and His Vice-President Face Federal Wire Fraud Charges The rabbi pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of...

A former San Diego restaurant owner is awaiting sentencing for federal white-collar crime charges. She was involved in operating a $300 million fraudulent Ponzi scheme. She allegedly raised hundreds of millions of dollars from investors after offering individuals who wanted to obtain liquor licenses short-term, high-interest loans. She took the money but never used it to make loans. Instead, she diverted the funds into her own companies. The Longest-Running Ponzi Schemes The defendant has run what one U.S. Attorney called...

A former Illinois police officer has been charged with an alleged drunk driving accident in St. Clair County. According to prosecutors, the former officer was driving a GMC Sierra when she struck the rear of another vehicle that was stopped at a railroad crossing. The other driver suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead by emergency medical personnel at the scene. The former officer’s bail has been set at $50,000. She was employed with the police department but was off...

Illinois police officers have arrested a 19-year-old for allegedly robbing a gas station. The robber drove up to a gas station in Belleville, Illinois, just after 11 p.m. The gas station clerk was not injured, but the robber allegedly took cash from the cash register. He drove away, but law enforcement officers were able to spot his car early the next morning. He was eventually arrested after he crashed his vehicle in a field in East St Louis. He is...

An Illinois couple decided to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally in DC on January 6th. The couple, along with thousands of other supporters of former President Donald Trump, had gathered in Washington DC to protest. The Western Illinois couple is among a handful of other Illinois residents facing federal criminal charges. Some of the protesters broke past barriers and stormed the Capitol building during the protest. Some rioters stole property while others posed for photographs in the building. This...

An Illinois man is facing up to 64 years in prison for drug crimes. He was allegedly carrying large quantities of marijuana, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. A police officer pulled him over after noticing the heavily tinted windows on his vehicle. The officer assumed that the defendant’s windows were tinted beyond the legal limit. When he caught up to the defendant, he saw that the vehicle had a temporary Illinois license plate. The license plate was illegible due to water damage....

An accountant at a large Chicago-based corporation has decided that she has had enough of her employer’s harassment. She has endured years of verbal abuse and demeaning comments from her boss, and she feels that it is time she takes a little something back from the corporation that has mistreated her. She has access to the company's bank accounts and transfers a few $500 payments to an account she set up. Then she transfers the money into her personal bank...