With the summer months approaching and Memorial Day as the first holiday travel period of the season, Chicago law enforcement officers typically expect more motorists to be on the road. Traditionally, there is a rise in DUI deaths and injuries during this time of the year with many high school and college graduations, parties and [...]
Read MoreDUI traffic stops seem to be everywhere but there are steps you can take to prevent being pulled over. Some minor planning and awareness can save you a lot of trouble and money. Maintain your car and lights. A broken taillight will cause a police officer (especially at night) to pull you over and that [...]
Read MoreThe Illinois General Assembly has passed a new law allowing for deferred prosecution for certain non violent, probationable felony offenses. This is a great new law for people charge with felonies such as retail theft, theft, burglary, and possession of a stolen motor vehicle, forgery, possession of cannabis, and possession of a controlled substance, among [...]
Read More Aggravated DUI, Burglary, Domestic Battery, felony, Forgery, Non violent felonies, possession of a controlled substance, Possession of a stolen motor vehicle, Possession of cannabis, Probation, retail theft, theftIt looks like the Illinois General Assembly will pass a bill to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. As an attorney who practices in the traffic courts throughout the Chicagoland area, all I can say is that it is about time. I cannot tell you how many times I have had to represent regular [...]
Read More Aggravated DUI, DUI, felony, misdemeanorIf you are pulled over by a police officer there must be a lawful reason. There are various reasons and some include, speeding, veerying off the road, swerving without reason, headlight(s) out, broken tailight, tinted front windows, not reducing speed or heeding caution in hazardous conditions, involvement in a traffic accident. If you were involved [...]
Read MoreThe first questions clients have when they get convicted of a DUI are how and when can I drive again. Well, the fastest way to get back behind the wheel of a car is to get a restricted drivers permit(RDP). If this is your first conviction, you can get a RDP as soon as you [...]
Read More DUI, DUI convictionThere are two categories of crimes in most jurisdictions, misdemeanors and felonies. Misdemeanors are crimes where jail is an allowable sentence, but the maximum sentence is 364 days in jail. Felonies are any crimes were the maximum sentence is greater than 1 year. While misdemeanors are serious and do carry consequences with them, a felony [...]
Read More Aggravated DUI, Blood Alcohol Concentration, court supervision, DUI, DUI conviction, felony, misdemeanor, Reckless DrivingThe Illinois General Assembly has created a statutory summary revocation of driving privileges Under 625 ILCS 5/1-197.6. This revocation is for a driver who refuses to submit to chemical tests after a DUI arrest involving an accident that causes personal injury or death to another. Before this law, if you refused tests, your license would [...]
Read More Aggravated DUI, Blood Alcohol Concentration, DUI, DUI blood draw, DUI conviction, field sobriety tests, Reckless Driving, statutory summary revocation, statutory summary suspensionsee http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-victim-jail-0719-20110719,0,1456646.story Imo, just an awful decision by a judge in Will county. The victim in a aggravated domestic battery case refused to testify against the alleged attacker, who was her boyfriend. Happens every day in courtrooms around the country. Many if not most of the victims of domestic violence continually go back to there [...]
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