If convicted of drug charges, it will bring serious impacts that will affect a defendant well into the future. With the growing popularity of opiate use in Illinois, the number of opiate-related charges is growing. Opiates or opioids are drugs derived from a specific...
Naperville Illinois Criminal Defense Law Blog
Is it worthwhile to fight a drunk driving charge?
An arrest for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol can come with a range of consequences that could negatively affect a person’s life. Whether it is a first DUI charge or there are prior convictions on an Illinois driver’s record, it is possible to build a...
Illinois man facing serious charges after an arrest for DUI
An Illinois man is facing serious repercussions after an arrest for drunk driving in Kane County. When law enforcement pulled him over and conducted a breath test, the results revealed his BAC was extremely high. In fact, it was around 2.5 times higher than the legal...
Were there problems with your DUI traffic stop?
Illinois laws do not look kindly on drunk driving offenses, and the penalties these charges can bring have the potential to change your life. If you are facing a DUI, it is in your interests to take your case seriously and begin pursuing your defense options. This is...
Prescription medications can lead to DUI charges in Illinois
Driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol, you put yourself and others at risk of being involved in a crash or accident. You can be impaired by many substances, not just alcohol. That's important to know, especially as someone with chronic medical...
Over-prescribing may have led to your drug addiction
You've been in pain for a long time. You went through a surgery around 10 years ago, and ever since then, you've had chronic pain that hasn't let up. Your first interaction with opioid pain medications was after that surgery.Your medical provider, at the time, told...
Can diabetes make you smell like alcohol?
You were driving home from work and felt a little unusual. You thought that you were a bit dizzy, and you felt like you needed to eat. The next thing you knew, you were waking up on the side of the road with the police and emergency services all around you.The officer...
R. Kelly enters not guilty plea in superseding indictment
According to news sources, rap mogul R. Kelly entered not guilty pleas to 13 felony counts in a new superseding indictment in federal court in Illinois on March 5. The indictment, which was unsealed in February, included a felony count for a new alleged victim.During...
Heroin addiction is on the rise due to the opioid crisis
Did you know that heroin has been around since the late 1890s? A pharmaceutical company originally marketed this modified version of morphine as a cough suppressant. By 1932, the federal government and the medical industry realized heroin was highly addictive and...
Illinois men charged with child sex trafficking
Three Illinois men were taken into custody on Feb. 21 on charges including child sex trafficking and producing child pornography. The investigation into the men's alleged activities was launched in June 2019 by the Bloomington Police Department. The BPD's Criminal...
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