Opinion Piece by: Jake Morask Per Dana Vollmer of Illinois Public Radio, the Illinois Supreme court has to decide “what is a life sentence?” They will make a decision on whether sentencing a 16 year old to a 50 … Continue reading
As readers of our law office blog know, my husband, Dean moved his law office; The Law Offices of Dean Morask up to Park Ridge to share offices with Law Offices of Laura Morask. The move went great,(particularly because I … Continue reading
Big news coming from the Illinois Supreme Court in the world of criminal law. In People v. Terrill Chambers, decided on January 22, 2016, the Court overruled People v. Gorosteata, an important case regarding criminal defendants’ ability to challenge a … Continue reading
Following our posts regarding summer festival activities, this weekend is our local Taste of Park Ridge! The three day fest began yesterday and is sure to be a great event. In the past there has been some trouble at the … Continue reading
This year Maine Township received multiple awards from the annual conference of Township Officials of Illinois (TOI). The Township was recognized for the services given to improve the lives of residents. The awarded members include our very own Laura Morask! … Continue reading
Maine Township will be sponsoring an Anti-Hazing Forum this Wednesday, May 22 at the Des Plaines Leisure Center, located at 2222 Birch Street. Please join me, as well as B.Elliott Hopkins, a board member of Hazing Prevention.Org, and is the … Continue reading
My commitment to fighting gangs and creating community awareness of how to protect families remains strong. My work last year in gathering together law enforcement, township officials and residents for a Gang Awareness seminar made a strong difference in the … Continue reading
Laura’s successful work in the gang crimes field was recently featured in Township Perspective, published by the Township Officials of Illinois. Distributed to thousands of Illinois residents, the article focused on her acclaimed anti-gang seminar. Laura developed this seminar seven … Continue reading
The Niles Bugle Newspaper’s Year in Review featured the Gang Awareness Seminar as one of the highlights of the year 2012. The article, titled: New Law Helps in Gang Prosecution, covers Laura’s development of the panel that allowed both parents … Continue reading
In the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate on Thursday, December 20th, 2012 the Gang Awareness Seminar spearheaded by Laura was prominently featured in Natasha Wasinski’s full page article entitled “Maine Township Panel Looks at Changes in Suburban Gang Activity” featuring Laura’s recent Gang Seminar panel held on … Continue reading
