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		<title>Fighting a Prostitution Charge? &#8211; Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been charged with a sex crime under  any of the following statutes, you have options available to fight your case: 1.  720 ILCS 5/11‑14 &#8211; prostitution 2. 720 ILCS 5/11‑14.1 &#8211; solicitation of a sex act 3. 720 ILCS 5/11‑14.3 &#8211; promoting prostitution 4. 720 ILCS 5/11‑14.4 &#8211; promoting juvenile prostitution 5. 720 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Felony Eavesdropping Charges Dropped Against Defendant &#8211; Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Charges against a woman who recorded Chicago Police investigators without their knowledge were dismissed. The woman never denied recording the police officers on her smartphone but told the jury that the reason she did so was because she felt the Chicago Police investigators were pressuring her to drop her complaint against another officer. The officer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve been charged with a crime. What is my statute citation number? Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes people call my office with questions similar to this&#8230;, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been charged with 720 ILCS 550/4-B. Is that bad?&#8221; It&#8217;s one thing to know generally what you&#8217;ve been charged with, but understanding your criminal charges specifically can give you greater understanding of the consequences of your charges as well as how to fight them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Shows Minorities Pulled Over for Traffic Stops More Often &#8211; Chicago Criminal Laywer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study by the Department of Transportation found that Black and Latino drivers were more likely to be ticketed and searched by police officers during traffic stops. The study also found that Black and Latino drivers were stopped by police at a higher rate than the rest of the state population. What is most shocking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Federal Law Attempts to Make Penalties for Crack and Cocaine More Consistent &#8211; Chicago Drug Lawyer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soon, nearly 12,000 inmates in federal prisons across the country will be eligible to have their sentences reduced because of a new law attempting to make penalties for crack possession more consistent with penalties for possession of cocaine. In the federal prison system, nearly 1 in 17 inmates is in custody as a result of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Gun Laws Likely to Change in the Near Future &#8211; Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Illinois is now one of a few states that still bans individuals from carry concealed weapons. Currently, Wisconsin and Illinois are the last 2 states with a total ban on carrying concealed weapons but Wisconsin is on the verge of allowing its citizens to carry concealed weapons leaving Illinois as the last state with such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Theft &#8211; I&#8217;ve received a Civil Judgment &#8211; Retail Theft Lawyer Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been arrested for retail theft or shoplifting, not only will you have to deal with the criminal side of your case but the store which arrested you will also demand a civil or monetary settlement from you. Below is a breakdown of what the retail theft or shoplifting civil judgment is and what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Expungement &#8211; The Who, What, When, Where, Why &amp; How &#8211; Guest Blog Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Florida Expungement: The &#8220;Who&#8221; &#160; The main question I am most often asked is: do I have a Florida criminal record? And the answer is&#8230;if you have ever been arrested in Florida you have a Florida criminal record. Even if you were never prosecuted or the court dismissed the case against you, what matters in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pleading Guilty can lead to You Giving Up Your Rights &#8211; Chicago Criminal Lawyer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clients often think that the plea of guilty is the end of their criminal matter. Little do people know, is that by entering into a plea of guilty for supervision, conditional discharge or probation, you are agreeing to many conditions, some of which can waive your constitutitonal rights. In an opinion that was handed down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Driver&#8217;s License Law Takes Effect July 1st, 2011 &#8211; Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently, if you are arrested for DUI and there is personal injury or death involved in the accident, you must be convicted of the DUI before the Secretary of State has the authority to revoke your drivers license and take away your driving privileges. Under the new law, which takes effect July 1, 2011, simply [...]]]></description>
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