Author: Mark Draughn
Monitoring Michael Chertoff’s Guts
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff recently announced that he has a “gut feeling” that Al Qaeda is up to something this summer. Wired magazine beat me to the joke: Read more
Fight! For Your Right! To sleep.
John Kass breaks this shocking story about life in the city that banned foie gras: Window washer Sam Hardison has been charged by City Hall with another crime of the century: Falling asleep on a CTA train, with a cookbook in his lap. So the poor guy may have to pay City Hall a fine… Read more
More About Finding a Lawyer
Commenting on my description of how I picked a lawyer, Gideon says: Interesting stuff there: He presumes that proximity to the courthouse means familiarity with the court At first I didn’t understand why he thought it odd that I assumed a lawyer close to the courthouse would be more familiar with it. Re-reading what I… Read more
A Labor Action by Cook Country Prosecutors?
They’re not allowed to strike, but some Cook Country prosecutors aren’t showing up to work today: As many as two-thirds of the 520 prosecutors staffing Cook County’s felony courtrooms are expected to be no-shows, officials in the state’s attorney’s office said. Prosecutors throughout the 835-lawyer office are being urged to attend today’s County Board meeting… Read more
Finding a Traffic Lawyer
For reasons I explained in a previous post, I decided to hire a lawyer to handle my court appearance for a traffic ticket. I was going to write about my day in court, but I thought maybe I should explain how I hired a lawyer. As in most things, I used the web. I did… Read more