What You Need to Know if You Received a Ticket After a Crash in Cook County

If you received a traffic ticket after a car accident and your case is set at the Skokie Courthouse, you should understand your options before paying the ticket. Many drivers assume a crash related ticket is minor because it is not a DUI or criminal charge. In reality, traffic accident tickets can lead to fines, insurance increases, points against your driving record, and even license suspension under certain circumstances.

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Home > Blog > How Nursing Home Neglect Cases Are Built How Nursing Home Neglect Cases Are Actually Built: From Observation to Verdict Families see bad care happening. They visit their mother and find her sitting in wet clothes for hours. They call the facility three times asking the staff …
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Home > Blog > Dementia and Nursing Home Neglect: Why Patients Who Cannot Speak Are Most at Risk Dementia and Nursing Home Neglect: Why Patients Who Cannot Speak Are Most at Risk A man in his eighties sits in a wheelchair in a nursing home. He has advanced dementia. He …
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Home > Blog > The “Inevitable Decline” Defense: How Nursing Homes Blame the Patient The “Inevitable Decline” Defense: How Nursing Homes Blame the Patient A woman in her seventies enters a nursing home with advanced Parkinson’s disease. She’s been living with it for years. She’s weak but stable. Six months …
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Home > Blog > Why Your IDPH Complaint May Be the Most Important Step in Your Nursing Home Case Why Your IDPH Complaint May Be the Most Important Step in Your Nursing Home Case When a loved one is injured or neglected in a nursing home, most families think about …
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Home > Blog > Nursing Home Insurance and Judgment-Proofing: What Families Should Know Before Filing Suit Nursing Home Insurance and Judgment-Proofing: What Families Should Know Before Filing Suit You win your nursing home lawsuit. The jury awards $400,000 in damages. You call to collect. And you learn the nursing home’s …
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Home > Blog > Nursing Home Care Plans in Illinois: What They Should Include and What It Means When They Don’t Exist Nursing Home Care Plans in Illinois: What They Should Include and What It Means When They Don’t Exist When your parent or loved one enters a nursing home, …
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What Sellers Forget to Negotiate in Private Home Sales
Private home sales are becoming more common in Chicago-area real estate, especially when a seller already knows the buyer.
Sometimes it’s a friend, family member, neighbor, tenant, or someone who heard about the property before it ever hit the market.
At that point, many sellers assume the hard part is over. They have a buyer, they have a price, and they are ready to move forward.
But in many private sales, the real friction starts after that.
Why? Because a buyer and a price are not the same thing as a…
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I’m Buying My First Home. Is Now The Right Time To Be Doing Estate Planning? When you are going through the process of buying your very first home, you may feel overwhelmed. You are making one of your first major Read More….
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En los últimos años, ha habido un aumento preocupante en los reportes relacionados con cámaras ocultas colocadas en lugares privados y semiprivados, incluyendo hoteles, alquileres vacacionales, vestidores e incluso baños. Los avances en la tecnología han hecho que estos dispositivos sean más pequeños, más económicos y más fáciles de ocultar que nunca. Lo que antes era algo raro ahora es un riesgo cada vez más reconocido, particularmente en propiedades de alquiler a corto plazo y habitaciones de hotel donde los huéspedes esperan total privacidad.
Para las víctimas, las consecuencias pueden ser devastadoras. Ser grabado en secreto en un entorno privado…
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This week is disability awareness week. I suppose every week is disability awareness week for me😊. In keeping with the spirit of the week, we have another blog entry. Previously, we have blogged on whether the work product privilege is jeopardized by the use of AI. In that blog entry, here, we talked about two cases that seemingly came up with irreconcilable approaches. I am not sure if those cases can be reconciled even if one was pro se and the other wasn’t considering the language in the two decisions. Now, we have a third case dealing with a pro…
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In recent years, there has been a troubling increase in reports involving hidden cameras placed in private and semi-private places, including hotels, vacation rentals, locker rooms, and even restrooms. Advances in technology have made these devices smaller, cheaper, and easier to conceal than ever before. What was once rare is now an increasingly recognized risk – particularly in short-term rental properties and hotel rooms where guests expect complete privacy.
For victims, the consequences can be devastating. Being secretly recorded in a private setting is not only a profound violation of personal dignity – it can also have lasting emotional and…
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Near South Planning Board (NSPB) is a not-for-profit organization serving businesses, institutions, and property owners on the Near South Side. With over 150 active members and multiple committee opportunities, six to eight social functions a year, the NSPB facilitates valuable connections that translate to real business development.
Event Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Workplace Law Changes Presentation: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Happy Hour: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Event Address: Cafe Bionda – 1924 S. State Street
Registration link: https://form.jotform.com/printersrowlitfest/near-south-happy-hour

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Whether it is happening in our schools, our workplaces, or online, bullying is a significant challenge in our society.
In 2024, the Commission on Professionalism issued a report on the impact of bullying in the Illinois legal profession. The report, which was based on a study of more than 6,000 Illinois lawyers, found bullying to be pervasive and to cause negative personal and professional impacts for lawyers, as well as the profession as a whole. The study is believed to be one of the first wide-scale research projects in the U.S. on the topic.
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Law Offices of Michael F. Roe Family Law Blog: Once Again One of the “Best on the Planet!”

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