Great question. On May 26, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill, which will be sent to Governor Pritzker for signature, that allows a consumer to buy cannabis for recreational use, so long as they do so from a State licensed seller and meet the 21 year age requirement. What is the Current Illinois […]
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Illinois Personal Injury Statute of Limitations
How Long do I Have to File a Personal Injury Claim in Illinois? In every state, there is a strict time limit for you to file a personal injury lawsuit. In Illinois, you are generally allowed two years from the date that you are injured or become aware of your injury to bring your personal […]
Read MoreIllinois Criminal Statute of Limitations
Every state imposes time limits, or statutes of limitations, on a person’s ability to file criminal charges. If a certain amount of time has passed since the criminal offense, the person charged with the crime can move to have the case dismissed as untimely. By requiring that a criminal suit take place within a few […]
Read MoreCan Law Enforcement Search Your Purse If You Are a Passenger in A Vehicle Stopped for A Traffic Violation?
No, law enforcement is not permitted to search your purse if someone you are riding with is stopped for a traffic violation. While law enforcement is allowed to conduct a brief investigatory stop, [T]he police officer must be able to point to specific and articulable facts which, taken together with rational inferences from those facts, […]
Read MoreWhen Can an Officer Stop a Driver for Operating a Vehicle Without a License?
Law enforcement is not permitted to stop a driver operating a vehicle without a reason. Under Terry v. Ohio 392 U.S. 1 (1968), a police officer may conduct a brief, investigatory stop of a person where the officer reasonably believes that the person has committed, or is about to, commit a crime. This means that […]
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