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Leving Court double victory: Dad wins in court twice to be reunited with son Sometimes it takes more than one court victory for a father’s proper place with his children to be upheld. Some time ago, a dad came to us to secure his place in his 3-year-old son’s life. We won exclusive parenting time…
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Chicago-Bound Amtrak train derails in Missouri with 243 passengers aboard A Chicago-bound Amtrak train with 243 passengers and 12 crew members onboard reportedly crashed today (Monday, June 27, 2022) into a dump truck in Mendon, Missouri, about 80 miles northwest of Columbia, derailing eight cars and two locomotives. It is being reported that several people…
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Sheriff Dart Launches New Community Resource Center Site Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched today a new Community Resource Center site where the public can walk in and secure assistance with a wide range of social services, filling a critical need in the community. The Community Resource Center (CRC) is open to anyone and…
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CLE at Leving firm to focus on John Madden’s hearsay exceptions to children’s testimony in order of protection hearings The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Tuesday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m. CDT at 19 S. LaSalle…
Right from the Middle: Continuation of the beginning of the end The progressive Democrats’ San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin was recalled by an overwhelming vote of 60 percent. He was the poster-boy of the progressive Democrats, one of a number of district attorneys heavily funded by George Soros. By William O. Lipinski Several months…
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Orland Park Police Department Begins Fourth of July Safety Campaign to Encourage Safe and Sober Driving The Orland Park Police Department announced plans for stepped-up July Fourth traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers. The safety campaign will run from June 16 through the early-morning hours of July 5 to encompass three…
Sean Morrison’s judgement questioned in defending sexual predator Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison sent a letter to a judge defending his top company employee who was accused of sexually harassing a 14 year old girl while that girl was at Morrison’s home during a pool party. After Morrison defended Anthony Martin, his senior vice president…
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Dad gains sole custody to protect son from reported abuse The father of an 11-year-old boy almost lost his at-risk son, until he went to court and gained sole custody. Attorney Jeffery M. Leving, who represented the father, fought for him and won, will talk about the case on his weekly radio show, the Dads…
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Casten and Newman vow to find to defend Roe vs Wade federal ruling The two Democratic incumbents forced to battle each other by the Democratic Party redistricting in the new 6th Congressional District both issued statements defending the rights of women to abortion and vowed to fight to defend the federal Roe vs Wade legal…
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Cicero Police and Illinois State police announce murder charges against two suspects in three homicides Officials of the Cicero Police and the Illinois State police said they have formally charged two individuals, an adult and a juvenile, with First Degree Murder involving two separate incidents where three people were killed. Joseph Guzman, 20, a Cicero…
Preckwinkle challenger Richard Boykin unveils 7-point Holistic Public Safety Plan to address the County’s escalating crime rates Richard Boykin, candidate for Cook County Board President and former Cook County Commissioner for the 1st District, unveiled his Public Safety Plan for Cook County on Thursday April 21, 2022 to address the escalating crime rates across the…
Children rescued from abusive home now safe, Dads’ Rights attorney Leving reports Two boys were taken by their mother from Illinois to Oklahoma, where they were reportedly abused and neglected. The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. found them, rescued them, reunited them with their father in Illinois, and won custody for Dad, Dads…
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Sheriff Dart Announces Anti-Carjacking Legislation Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced legislation today requiring auto manufacturers to create a 24/7 recovery hotline to help law enforcement quickly track stolen vehicles. The inability for law enforcement to access tracking information in real time after a carjacking makes it difficult to catch offenders and prevent the…
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Lyons hosts fundraiser for judicial candidates Raines-Welch and Kantas April 28 The Lyons Township Democratic Organization will host a fundraiser and rally for two Democratic candidates running in the June 28 Primary election for two judicial positions in the 4th Cook County SubCircuit. Nick Kantas and ShawnTe Raines-welch will be honored at a fundraiser April…
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GOP candidate Kaspar says more must be done to fight crime in 6th District Scott Kaspar, who is running for the Republican Party nomination for the 6th Congressional District, decried the violence and crime that is “out of Control” in the 6th District and in Orland Park, Illinois. Kaspar founded the The Kaspar/Kerik Public Crime Task Force…
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Rep Ford joins Dads’ Rights Attorney Leving on WVON & WCPT Radio Dads’ Rights attorney Jeffery M. Leving will be on the radio twice this weekend with State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford talking about equal shared parenting and parental alienation: 2-3 p.m. CDT Saturday on WVON 1690 AM, and 6-7 p.m. CDT Sunday on WCPT…
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Out-of-state father wins custody of child during and after neglect investigation A father from out of state received a call from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services that the agency suspected his 7-year-old boy was being neglected by his mother, and they were investigating. Dad came to Illinois, and DCFS placed the boy with…
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Leving Legal Forum to address client misconceptions of the law The Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd. will host the next presentation of the Arthur S. Kallow Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar Series on Tuesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. CDT at 19 S. LaSalle St. in Chicago, and via Zoom. Attorney Andrey Filipowicz…
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