There 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 suspensionThere is a lot of misinformation out there concerning expungements in Illinois. I get many phone calls from people who assume they are eligible for expungement but they are not. Here, I will attempt to give a little more information about expungements. This is by no means a full explanation of expungements, just some common [...]
Read More Aggravated DUI, assualt, battery, court supervision, Domestic Battery, DUI, DUI conviction, Reckless Driving, retail theft, theftMunicipalities in the Chicagoland area have been hit by this recession hard. Most are finding creative ways to bring in revenue. One of those ways is to pass ordinances allowing police officers to tow cars and charge administrative fees to people arrested for traffic offenses such as DUI, driving on a suspended or revoked license, [...]
Read More Aggravated DUI, car tow, driving on a supsended license, DUI, municipal law, Reckless Driving, tow administrative feesThe Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that a strip club could be sued for allowing a patron to drive drunk. The patron then crashed into a car in oncoming traffic, killing that motorist and her unborn child, as well as the passenger in his car. See http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/2110464,Diamonds-strip-club-lawsuit_AU031810.article. While I feel terrible for the victims and [...]
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