Accusations of Widespread Racial Profiling and Mounting Civil Rights Lawsuits Following a year-long investigation, four members of an eight-person team working in the Chicago Police Department’s (“CPD”) Near North Side's 18th District, which covers parts of Lincoln...
Month: February 2026
Impaired Driving Law in Flux
Illinois Considers Proposal for Strictest Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits in the Nation Recently it was announced that Illinois lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would amend the Illinois Vehicle Code to lower the presumptive Blood Alcohol...
Federal Fraud Enforcement on the Rise
New Enforcement Team Starting to Pay Dividends for Department of Justice in Chicago As we previously covered, last year the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced the formation of a new “Healthcare Fraud Section” in the...
Surveillance Technology and the Assault on the Fourth Amendment
Smart Doorbells and Secret Surveillance Capabilities Revealed The ongoing saga surrounding the sudden disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, has grabbed headlines across the nation as people are concerned for the well-being of the...
Conviction Overturned for Gun Owner
Appeal Court Rules “Just Talking” Can Become a Seizure Under the Fourth Amendment In a recent ruling, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals found that a seemingly consensual and cordial encounter with law enforcement violated an individual's rights to be free from...


