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What is the legal process for foreclosure on residential real estate in Illinois?

The legal process for foreclosure on residential real estate in Illinois typically follows these steps:

Missed mortgage payments and default: The process begins when the homeowner misses several mortgage payments, usually after being 90-120 days late. The lender will send a notice of default.

Loss mitigation: Federal law requires the lender to engage in loss mitigation efforts, such as offering loan modifications or repayment plans, to help the homeowner avoid foreclosure.

Notice of foreclosure: If loss mitigation fails, the lender files a complaint for foreclosure in court and records a notice of foreclosure with the county.

Service of summons: The homeowner is served with a summons, complaint, and notice advising them of their rights and options, such as reinstatement or redemption.

Reinstatement period: The homeowner has until around 260 days late to reinstate the loan by paying the missed payments and fees.
Judgment of foreclosure: If the homeowner doesn't respond or reinstate, the court enters a default judgment allowing the foreclosure sale.

Redemption period: The homeowner has a redemption period, typically around 7 months after being served, to pay off the entire mortgage balance and fees to redeem the property.

Foreclosure sale: If the redemption period expires, the property is sold at a public auction, with notice published in a newspaper for 3 consecutive weeks.

Confirmation of sale: The lender files a motion to confirm the foreclosure sale.

Eviction: After sale confirmation, the new owner can pursue eviction through the courts if the homeowner doesn't vacate within 30 days.
The entire process typically takes 12-18 months if uncontested but can be extended if the homeowner contests or files for bankruptcy. Consulting with a foreclosure attorney is advisable to understand all options.

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Defendant, who was charged with possessing a firearm as a felon, appealed from a trial court order denying his motion to suppress evidence that was discovered pursuant to a stop and frisk conducted by police officers on a public bus. Defendant argued on appeal that the search violated his Fourth Amendment rights. The appellate court disagreed and affirmed, explaining that under Illinois law carrying a firearm on a public bus was prohibited and this created reasonable suspicion for officers to believe that defendant had violated the law and their pat-down search did not violate the law. (EASTERBROOK and KIRSCH, concurring)

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Number Of Automated License Plate Readers In Lake Forest To Double
City officials said they expect to receive five more Flock Safety License Plate Reader cameras in the coming months.

Police officials in Lake Forest say that automated license plate readers, also known as ALPR, have been a useful tool in preventing crime in the community.
Police officials in Lake Forest say that automated license plate readers, also known as ALPR, have been a useful tool in preventing crime in the community. (City of Lake Forest)

LAKE FOREST, IL — Local police are touting the effectiveness of automated license reader technology as they prepare to roll out more cameras around Lake Forest.

The license plate cameras, known as LPRs or ALPRs, capture images of the rear license plates to record the time and location of a vehicle.

Lake Forest and several other North Shore jurisdictions — including Highland Park, Winnetka, Glencoe, Northfield, Wilmette, Skokie and Evanston — are among the approximately 250 Illinois law enforcement agencies that use ALPRs operated by Atlanta-based Flock Safety.

Plate readers can then trigger an alert to police if a car or person linked to a particular license is wanted in connection with a crime — or, as in the case of a registered s*x offender's plate detected near a school, even provide police with evidence of a crime.

Sgt. Philip Gualdoni heads up Flock camera implementation for the Lake Forest Police Department. According to city officials, he has helped "several" local homeowners associations to invest in Flock cameras for their subdivisions that can share data with the police department.

“In addition to its primary objective of preventing crime," Gualdoni said in a statement, "the technology has also helped foster partnerships between the police department and Lake Forest Homeowners Associations."

Last July, the Lake Forest City Council signed on to a five-year contract with Flock for nearly $120,000.

Police Chief Karl Waldorf said the leased cameras cost $2,500 per camera, per year, once installed.

"Over the past three years, several homeowners’ associations in Lake Forest have privately purchased LPR cameras from Flock Safety," Cmdr. Kevin Zelk said in a memo to aldermen at the time. "Almost immediately, these cameras began providing useful information that has helped the Police Department investigate crimes."

City staff said this week there are currently five city-leased Flock cameras in place around Lake Forest. Another five are due to arrive in the coming months, according to staff.

Waldorf told Patch the delays are due to the need for Illinois Department of Transportation permits.

The first ALPRs in town were leased by the Academy Woods subdivision and the homeowners association on Knollwood Road in 2022, with several other neighborhoods joining on since then, the chief said.

Flock cameras keep the plate records for 30 days unless they trigger an alert, police have said. They do not record images from inside vehicles, unlike cameras on the interstate or city streets for assessing tolls and traffic tickets.

Last month, a study authored by Flock Safety staff with oversight and validation from professors at Texas Christian University and the University of Texas at Tyler analyzed data from a representative sample of 123 of Flock's more than 4,000 client agencies.

“Not only is Flock Safety actively supporting independent inquiry but has also been fully transparent and accessible during every stage of the research process," Johnny Nhan, professor of criminology and criminal justice and associate dean of graduate studies at Texas Christian, said in a statement. "As a researcher who is scrutinizing this technology and its real-world usage, I have been impressed by the company’s academic approach that fully supports the peer-review process."

The white paper suggested a positive effect of Flock technologies on clearance rates, which warrants further examination looking at specific crime types and statistical comparisons, according to the authors.

"This study was intended as an initial exploration into a gap in our current understanding of ALPR technology’s use by and efficacy for law enforcement," it said.

The January 2024 paper, "Flock Safety Technologies in Law Enforcement: An Initial Evaluation of Effectiveness in Aiding Police in Real-World Crime Clearance," also notes methodological issues — like the fact the offense of motor vehicle theft is not officially "cleared" unless someone is arrested, so when ALPRs lead police to an abandoned stolen car, it will not improve the clearance rate.

"There is also a significant underlying causal inference to be tested in light of our findings: having established how much crime has been solved with the assistance of ALPR devices at 18 these agencies," it said, "it must be established that these are crimes that otherwise would have remained unsolved in the first place."

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Controversial Supreme Court cases.

There have been several controversial Supreme Court cases in the United States. However, it is difficult to determine which ones were the most unpopular as opinions on these cases vary widely. Here are some of the most controversial Supreme Court cases in the US:

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857): This case held that African Americans, whether free men or slaves, could not be considered American citizens. The ruling undid the Missouri Compromise, barred laws that would free slaves, and all but guaranteed that there would be no political solution to slavery.

The Civil Rights Cases of 1883: These were five consolidated cases challenging the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which prohibited racial discrimination in public accommodations like hotels, restaurants, and transportation. In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment so narrowly that it struck down the Act, arguing that it could not regulate private businesses.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): This case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the separate facilities were equal in quality. This decision was later overturned by

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. This case was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. The case was filed by Oliver Brown, who sued the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, after his daughter was denied admission to an all-white elementary school . The ruling overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, which had allowed for racial segregation in public facilities as long as the separate facilities were equal in quality.

Buck v. Bell (1927): This case upheld a Virginia law that allowed for the forced sterilization of people deemed “unfit” to reproduce. The ruling has been widely criticized and is considered one of the most controversial decisions in Supreme Court history.

Korematsu v. United States (1944): This case upheld the constitutionality of Japanese internment during World War II. The decision has been widely criticized and is considered one of the most controversial decisions in Supreme Court history.

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Illinois Supreme Court to determine if cannabis odor can be cause for vehicle search Consolidated cases before the court will test language of 2020 legalization law.

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Chicago man exonerated in murder case where legally blind eyewitness testified Darien Harris spent more than 12 years in an Illinois prison, convicted of murder in part on the testimony of an eyewitness who was legally blind.