Michael Dean Carter Jr.'s Answers

"Photographer" gave me a bogus check, I'm wondering what kind of compensation I can get? Can I take him to court?

Yes. But, you may not need to do so. There is a criminal statute, 720 ILCS 5/17‑1, which criminalizes the act of passing a bad check as long as certain conditions are met, most essentially that the check is dishonored on two occasions at least seven days apart. You should take the bad check to the State's Attorney in your county to see about a prosecution and whether, upon conviction, you can have the defendant ordered to pay you restitution in the amount of the bad check. A bad check...