The Law Offices of Marnie M. Slavin, P.C.

12/13/2019

If you have a lot of unpaid Chicago parking tickets, listen up...

If you have old, unpaid parking tickets in Chicago, it's your chance to have your slate wiped clean before the New Year.

08/26/2019

This is a start, however this article leaves a lot of questions to be answered on how this law will be implemented. Only time will be able to answer questions like what if the interrogation of the student is done by the school in police presence? There are a lot of unknowns, but this is a step in the right direction.

Naperville teen Corey Walgren took his life in 2017 after he was questioned by local police. A new Illinois law inspired by his death aims to prevent similar tragedies.

08/11/2019

Social Media is a gift and a curse, especially for our youth. There are certain apps that make our children more vulnerable and the Sarasota Police have been kind enough to put together a list of some of these apps.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office made headlines last year when it released a list of apps that could put children at risk of being targeted by predators. Now the sheriff's office has added more apps parents should watch out for on their kids' phones.

06/28/2019

Way to go Illinois!

If you've been arrested for w**d in Illinois, you can breathe a sigh of relief.

06/27/2019

The Supreme Court’s latest ruling...

The decision comes more than a year after the Trump administration announced plans to include on forms for the national head count the question, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?"

06/22/2019

ICE is beginning a new round of raids this weekend. Know your rights.

06/17/2019

Drivers beware...

It's serious now. Starting July 1, there's no free pass for first-time scofflaws if cops catch you texting and driving, or really doing anything with a phone in your hand while driving.

06/13/2019

This gives you a month to get your money together.

04/26/2019

Never drink and drive. Be advised that Elmhurst will be conducting a roadside safety check this weekend.

The Elmhurst Police Department plans a "roadside safety check" along a major roadway in town.

04/09/2019

There is so much adults don’t know about what their children do. Please educate yourself to help your kids.

JPD "Tip Tuesday" // With all the current forms of social media out there, we thought it would be beneficial to share this info with parents. Please be aware of what apps your children may be using, and discuss the important of internet safety with them.

04/08/2019

As va**ng becomes an epidemic with our youth, Illinois is taking proactive steps to stop ci******es and va**ng.

The state of Illinois will soon ban anyone under 21 from purchasing to***co.

04/02/2019

Good news coming out of Springfield. Prison inmates with long sentences, who were sentenced at young ages, will now be eligible for parole hearings at earlier dates. This will allow those who have reformed to be able to assimilate into society again.

Young adults sentenced to long prison terms for most crimes will be eligible for a parole review after serving 10 years under a measure Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Monday.