Legal News for Champaign, Illinois

State of Illinois v. Reginald Flemister-Tolson

Peoria, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with Home Invasion, Armed Robbery, and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Peoria Police Detectives observed a second suspect connected to this ongoing investigation at a residence in the 3400 block of West Oakcrest Drive (Lexington Hills Apartments). De... More...

Julius H. Schoeps, et al. v. Sompo Holdings, Inc., et al.

Chicago, Illinois lawyers represented the parties in a dispute over the ownership of the Van Gogh Sunflowers. Vincent van Gogh painted Sunflowers in 1888. Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, a German banker and art collector, later acquired the painting. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was the co-owner and director of an international bank, Mendelssohn & Co., which was one of the five ... More...

State of Illinois v. Lawrence Reed

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder. Lawarence Reed is accused of dousing a woman with gasoline and setting her on fire. The Defendant reportedly yelled three times in succession "I'm guilty", after the judge warned he could receive a life sentence for charges that include committing a terrorist attack. ... More...

Jeffrey F. Barker v. Social Security Administration

Rockford, Illinois, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of denial of his social security benefits RSI Tax claim.... More...

Emily Pile v. Bloomington Normal Public Transit System

Peoria, Illinois, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.... More...

United States of America v. Donald R. Felton

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine. On May 21, 2019, two law enforcement officers inter- viewed a confidential source. The confidential source told the officers that Donald Felton had made several trips to St. Louis, Missouri, to purchase methamphetamine for ... More...

United States of America v. James A. Cohen

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with accepting payments in exchange for falsely representing that a registered sex of- fender lived at his address. After he was charged for making that representation to United States marshals, Cohen pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully making a materially false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the U... More...

Sheila Griffin, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased v. Mary Ann Poynter, et al.

Peoria, Illinois civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff as Independent Administrator of the Estate of R.R., a minor, now deceased, who sued for damages relating to the abuse and death of R.R., a minor, who was killed by his father. he facts establish that on January 26, 2019, 9-year-old R.R. was pronounced dead after having been abused by her father, Richard Rountree, and killed b... More...

State of Illinois v. Jermaine Sutton

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Jermaine Sutton, of Chicago, was charged with murder and misdemeanor cannabis possession for shooting and killing a 57-year-old man.... More...

State of Illinois v. Ladavion Crawford and Madison Shackleford

Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Ladavion Crawford, 18, of Rockford, and Madison Shackleford, 20, of Rockford. Both were arrested and taken to the Winnebago County Jail on charges of first-degree murder for killing Isaiah Locke of Rockford.... More...

United States of America v. Gary Wilson

Rockford, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of production of child pornography. A district court found that Wilson’s prior state-law conviction triggered a sentencing enhancement, and Wilson did not object. He now contends that the enhancement should not have applied because Illinois law sweeps more broadly than does § 2251.... More...

United States of America v. Byron Blake

East St. Louis, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a sentence reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). In March 2007, after a federal and state investigation into suspected drug dealers, Blake was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fifty or more grams of cocaine base, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),... More...

Eddie L. Bolden v. Angelo Pesavento, et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sue on civil rights violation theories claiming that he was wrongfully charged, convicted, and incarcerated. Bolden was arrested in February 1994 for the murders of Irving Clayton and Derrick Frazier and the attempted murder of Clifford Frazier. A jury found him guilty in October 1996, and he was sentenced to life... More...

Andrew D. Coe v. Darrin Atkins, et al.

Chicago, Illinois, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Andrew Coe sued four correctional officers and a doctor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging they were deliberately indifferent to his need for high-top shoes to manage his painful foot condition. To walk, Coe uses a cane and wears leg braces. When Coe a... More...

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with murder. Victor Hernandez, age 55, is accused of killing a woman.... More...

Christine M. Arnold v. Ameren Illinois Company

East St. Louis, Illinois, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff. In 2018, Arnold filed a charge with the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that her employer, Ameren Illinois Company, discriminated against her. A year later, the IDHR dismissed the charge for lack of substantial evidence. The IDHR’s notic... More...

State of Illinois v. Salvador Lozano

Wheaton, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with charged with murder, aggravated discharge of a fiream at an officer, aggravated battery to a peace officer, and unlawful possession of a weapon by felon. Salvado Lozano, ate 45, got into a dispute with Addison, Illinois, police officers and shot at them.... More...

State of Illinois v. Keith Finley

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault.... More...

Jacquiline Pettitt v. The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC

Chicago, Illinois, Commercial litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of Contact actions.... More...

Penny Evans v. Fortune International, LLC

Chicago, Illinois, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Americans with Disabilities Act violaiton theory. AI Overview The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Brief Background ... An Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation occurs when a covered entity discriminates against a qualified individual with a disability in areas like employment, public s... More...

Tanisha Burress v. Western Avenue Nissan, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Racketeering (RICO) Act violation toery. AI Overview The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a federal law enacted in 1970 to combat organized crime. It allows prosecution for a "pattern of racketeering activity" involving at least two related criminal acts, known as "predica... More...

Betty Wright v. Advocate Healthcare Systems

Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory. 42 U.S. Code § 2000e-2 makes it illegal for employers, employment agencies, and labor unions to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This includes practices like refusing to hire, discharging, or otherwise discriminating against individuals in com... More...

Bridget Krause v. PM. Mold Compnay, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory. AI Overview The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in areas like employment, public accommodations, and government services. The law aims to ensure that individuals with disab... More...

Nasim Ghebart v. Nationwide Credit and Collection, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois, consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment Act violation. AI Overview The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 restricts the use of automated calling equipment for telemarketing and other commercial purposes. Key restrictions include prohibiting unsolicited calls and texts to c... More...

State of Illinois v. Sean Grayson

Springfield, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Sean Grayson was charged with the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey, who was shown in bodycam footage being shot in her home by the Sangamon County sheriff's deputy. ... More...