Illinois Laws Misdemeanor 
JURIST
DECEMBER 6, 2024
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the odor of raw cannabis is sufficient to justify a warrantless vehicle search. The Illinois Supreme Court found the trial courts reasoning flawed because police officers are not required to rule out innocent explanations to establish probable cause.
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. and then assigning an overall ranking for each state.
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Nolo's Blog
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.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Under Illinois law, all drug possession cases involving less than 15 grams — as little as a single pill of Xanax or a grain of heroin — are lumped together under the same felony offense, making it impossible to isolate statistics for specific quantities. In addition, many cops aren’t carrying out their new responsibilities.
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
A “second chance law” in Indiana expunges criminal records after five to eight years. The Indiana law allows individuals to get those old criminal records expunged after they’ve remained out of trouble for five or eight years, depending on the offense, reports WRTV Indianapolis.
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