There are many ways you can create a criminal record for yourself. Even if you were not tried or convicted, being arrested or formally charged with a crime creates a criminal record. Criminal records are public records, which means anyone who wants to can see them. A criminal record could be seen by your family, friends, coworkers, banks, credit agencies and current and future employers. Luckily, Illinois allows you to clear your criminal record in a few different ways. There are three types of record clearing in Illinois, and the type you utilize will depend on what you are trying to clear …

Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is extremely dangerous. According to the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, there were over 27,000 DUI arrests in Illinois in 2017. The state takes DUI arrests very seriously which is why 91 percent of people who were arrested for DUI and were eligible, lost their driving privileges. Still, the state also recognizes that people should not have to be put through months of hardship for one mistake. This is why Illinois allows certain DUI offenders to apply for one of two types of driving permits: a monitoring device driving permit (MDDP) …

If you have ever seen the movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” then you have some idea of what white collar crime is. When you hear the word crime, most people think of blood, dead bodies or violence. White collar crime is a type of nonviolent crime that typically does not involve any sort of physical violence. The term white collar crime was coined in 1939 and now encompasses a wide range of crimes, mostly dealing with gaining profits. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), white collar crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment or violation of trust. Though these …