i don't know about the state of illinois. but in canada we have a civil action called malicious prosecution. you can sue somebody for damages if they brought a prosecution against you that was motivated by personal gain, or personal animosity, things like that. everybody involved can be made party to it. the lying rat who pressed the charge, the prosecutor, the cops, anybody who participated it, knowing it was bullshit, to put it plainly. i'm sure illinois has something similar. you fuck around, you're opening yourself up to trouble.
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