Your financial future may look quite a bit different after an Illinois divorce than it did beforehand. If you, like many others in your shoes, have concerns about being able to provide for yourself without the help of your former partner, you may decide to ask for...
Lake County, Illinois Legal Blog
Should you pay your speeding ticket?
When you get a speeding ticket, you have a choice: do you pay it, or do you fight it? You may think that just paying off your speeding ticket is the easiest way to deal with it, but this action serves as an admission of guilt that could have more repercussions than...
Can you safely ignore a nosebleed after a slip-and-fall accident?
Regardless of your age, a slip-and-fall accident in a public place can be embarrassing. While it may be tempting to jump up quickly and move on with your day, you must closely monitor yourself for signs of injury. A nosebleed may be an indicator of a potentially...
Should you worry about a failed FST?
Officer has many tools at their disposal to use in instances where they believe someone has driven under the influence. If they pull you over suspecting the same, then you may end up dealing with one or more of them. Field sobriety tests make up one of the many tools...
Dog bite injuries may qualify for workers’ compensation
When employees experience a canine bite or attack while performing their job duties, the injury may qualify for workers' compensation benefits. Illinois law requires employers to carry workers' comp insurance, which does not require proof that the employee never...
Is your adult child still dealing with parental alienation effects?
Parental alienation serves as a major form of trauma for young children going through the divorce of their parents. Many studies focus on the immediate impact parental alienation has, along with potentially lingering effects. However, as these studies expand, one...
When your injury affects your emotional health
The unexpected reality of a physical injury can impact a lot of areas of your life. You may have to take time away from work, you may require more support and even your personality could change. Untreated emotional trauma can turn into serious mental illnesses that...
Can you face DUI charges for sleeping in your car?
In Illinois, it is illegal to drive if you have a blood alcohol concentration above 0.08%. Thanks to educational campaigns and aggressive law enforcement, most residents of the Land of Lincoln know about this provision of state law. You may not realize it is not...
Gaining custody of pets through an Illinois divorce
Illinois' divorce laws consider pets as family members; soon-to-be ex-spouses need to decide who takes them to a new home. If divorcing couples cannot agree on who their animals will live with, however, a family court judge may make that decision for them by...
How does workers’ comp provide vocational rehabilitation?
The severity of a workplace injury can vary. Sometimes treatment and a recovery period are enough to help someone return to work. But you might wonder what could happen if your injury is severe enough that you cannot go back to your old job. This is where vocational...