If you’re charged with a Class 3 felony in Illinois (first offense), will you go to jail? Here’s what you need to know. Class 3 Felony in Illinois, First Offense: Will You Go to Jail? Class 3 felonies in Illinois – even if it’s your first offense – subject you to harsh penalties if you’re…

After you’re convicted of a crime, the judge will sentence you. Your sentence could include jail time, probation, supervision, or other conditions that you must complete. If you violate the conditions that the judge sets forth as part of your sentencing, you could end up back in court—and the judge can even re-sentence you. So…

Some people who are convicted in Cook County end up serving sentences at the Cook County Vocational Rehabilitation Impact Center. Whether your loved one has been charged with DUI, is facing weapons charges in Chicago, or just about anything else, he may be one of the thousands sentenced to serve a year at the VRIC. Until 2012,…