KYZ Law, P.C.

Illinois promulgated over 200 new laws, which went into effect on January 1, 2012. Here are some of them:  BIKERS CAN NOW RUN A RED LIGHT, IT IS LEGAL Motorcycles and bicycles, often not heavy enough to trigger sensors that switch traffic lights from red to green, will now be allowed to legally pass through [...]

All Counties will give you certain exemptions, if you qualify. Most common exemptions are general homestead exemption (primary residences only); senior citizen exemption; and senior citizen freeze. If you qualify, you can have all three exemptions simultaneously. Most misconstrue, however, what a freeze on property taxes means. Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze does not mean your [...]

A Florida lawyer, Captain Thomas Dickens was deployed to Iraq to teach federal agents and local enforcement criminal procedure and local Constitution to establish due process and do away with torture. It seems his efforts already took root and began to instill confidence in its citizens that their laws are protective and provide security. Captain Dickens’ [...]

Appellate Court Victories Occasionally, trial courts make errors in their rulings. When these errors are serious enough, we have pursued appeals on behalf of our clients. In two separate recent cases, a commercial law case and a family law case, we appealed the trial court’s incorrect rulings and won victories for our clients in the Illinois Appellate Court. In [...]

Nearly 2,000 people are listed on the Mortgage Foreclosure Surplus Fund list and are owed money. If you lost a home in Cook County due to foreclosure and would like to find out if you are entitled any funds, please go to the “Mortgage Surplus Search” portal on the Clerk’s Office website.