Blue laws, also known as Sunday laws, are laws that restrict or ban some or all activities on specified days, particularly to promote the observance of a day of rest. Such laws may restrict shopping or ban sale of certain items on specific days. For example, in Illinois, auto sales are prohibited. #bluelaws,
Illinois assumes both parties are fit to parent the child and should have parenting time. This means both parties will get parenting time unless to do so would not be in the best interest of the child. Unless the parents present a mutually agreed written parenting plan and that plan is approved by the court, the court shall allocate parenting time. #parentingtime,
For people in Illinois who have been bitten by a dog, the good news is that the dog owner is automatically liable on the first bite provided that certain circumstances apply. The law in Illinois is found in 510 ILCS 5/16. The law states that the dog owner “the owner of such dog or other animal is liable” for injuries caused by the dog bite.
This is not a dangerous dog law and it is different than the common law negligence doctrine. It does not matter whether the dog has attacked the elderly, middle aged or young children.
This is a concept that is otherwise known as strict liability, and Illinois is a strict liability state. When this concept applies, the law does not ask what the owner was doing. All the law is concerned with is that the injury happened. The second the incident occurred and there is injury, the dog’s owner would become automatically liable for the animal attack. #dogattacks, #dogbites,
The Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (commonly known as the "Consumer Fraud Act") was enacted to give consumers a remedy for wrongs committed against them in the marketplace. It was designed to address such typical problems as false advertising, odometer tampering on used motor vehicles, and sales fraud. The Act also serves as a deterrent to persons engaged in trade or commerce from engaging in such deceptive conduct.
Firearm restraining orders (FRO) in Illinois are civil orders that allow for temporary removal of firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable firearm, as well as removal of an individual’s firearm owner’s identification (FOID) card when the individual is deemed a potential danger to themselves or others [430 ILCS 67]. The goal of the action is to protect an individual from harming themselves or those around them with a firearm. Additionally, an individual cannot purchase or possess firearms while the order is in effect. A FRO does not bring about any criminal charges or otherwise penalize the individual.
FROs can be pursued in response to various actions, including brandishing of a firearm, threatened use of a firearm, and violation of an order of protection, among others. While status-based prohibitions on firearm possession are determined by an individual’s prior criminal or mental health history, FRO laws differ because they are temporary and require present and observable actions, which may or may not be criminal. FRO laws’ emphasis on immediate and observed behaviors, regardless of an individual’s psychiatric diagnosis, can prevent firearm violence while avoiding wrongly stigmatizing the larger population living with mental health diagnoses. #firearmrestrainingorders,
The divorce grounds in Illinois presently are “irreconcilable differences.” Essentially, a spouse can ask for a divorce if the spouses have differences that cannot be resolved. Illinois law states that a spouse may be granted a divorce is he or she asserts that”
