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AUGUST 27, 2020
Still, unless the worker is seriously injured as a result, it’s usually only a misdemeanor. But not in Illinois, thanks to. The post Attacking Store Workers for Enforcing Rules on Wearing Face Masks: Now a Felony in Illinois appeared first on Nolo. Read More Read More.
The Crime Report
MAY 19, 2022
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed a law outlawing unmarked “ghost guns,” making Illinois the only state in the Midwest to ban such weapons, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The Illinois law requires all firearms, including 3D-printed guns, to be marked with serial numbers. A second violation would be a Class 3 felony.
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The Crime Report
MARCH 9, 2022
A companion “report card” ranking all 50 states according to how well they measure up in nine different areas of reentry and reintegration gives Illinois the highest marks and places Alaska at the bottom. Pardon Attorney, in the introduction to the report. Washington D.C. in the past 50 years. “We
The Crime Report
JULY 16, 2021
However, a new study published by the Loyola University Chicago Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice found that 72 percent of all the arrests and convictions in Illinois for firearm-related offenses over the past decade have been for illegal firearm possession, a nonviolent offense.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 10, 2022
So-called “second chance laws” involving felony charges often take longer to clear than misdemeanors. In addition, as part of the law, former offenders don’t have to check yes when asked if they’ve committed a felony, which often works as a barrier for formerly incarcerated people.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
As the holiday shopping season approaches, a string of “smash-and-grab” robberies have hit luxury retailers in California and Illinois, leaving authorities shocked by the brazen nature of the thefts that have involved sometimes dozens of people at a time, reports Reuters. The Los Angeles Times reports that San Francisco Dist.
The Crime Report
MAY 12, 2022
A 36-year-old man walked out of an Illinois prison last May in a pair of joggers and a T-shirt. If we’re Number 1, it must be really bad for other states, because it’s rough enough here in Illinois,” Cook said. It ranked Illinois as No. Coming off a 10-year prison sentence, he had no money. 1 for the second year in a row.
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