Illinois DUI News

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DUI News

Our DUI web crawler has found the following DUI news in Illinois:

• Elmhurst Police Plan Roadside Safety Checkpoint | Elmhurst, IL Patch
  Elmhurst Roadside Safety Checkpoint - Elmhurst, IL - The roadside safety checkpoint will take place on a major roadway in Elmhurst starting at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 19.
• Journal Courier | Editorial: Forfeiture use ensnares more than criminals
• Drunk driving fatalities down in 20 years since Illinois DUI law | Northwest Herald
  Illinois implemented its 0.08 DUI legislation 20 years ago and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) teamed up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists at the Illinois State Fair to remind motorists of the law.
• Could New Ballistic Technology Exonerate Man Convicted In 1993 Killing? - Across Illinois, IL Patch
  Across Illinois, IL - The same database used to put criminals behind bars could help set an Illinois man free.
• Illinois mandates cybersecurity training for state employees
  A new law could save the state up to $9 million through greater awareness of malicious and costly cybersecurity attacks.
• DUI fatality numbers plateau in Illinois | Daily Chronicle
  SYCAMORE – In the past 30 years, alcohol-related crash fatalities in Illinois have been reduced by about 60 percent, and they’ve been nearly halved in the past 15 years.
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• Cook County to stop prosecuting some traffic offenses because it lacks resources, Foxx's office says - Chicago Tribune
  Citing a lack of manpower, the Cook County State's Attorney's office plans to stop prosecuting certain traffic offenses.
• Illinois House Committee Moves Strict New Gun-Dealer Regulations Forward - Washington Free Beacon
• Cook County Jail inmates can order hot pizza delivered to their cells - Chicago Tribune
  Life in Cook County Jail just got a little bit more like the college dorm experience, thanks to Sheriff Tom Dart.
• Rauner targets hate crime
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• Illinois Senate advances plan to crack down on repeat gun felons - Chicago Tribune
  A revamped plan to crack down on gun crimes amid a spike of street violence in Chicago was approved by the Illinois Senate Thursday
• Illinois concealed-carry permit applications in decline
  Concealed-carry permit applications in Illinois have been declining since the program began in 2014, according to the Illinois State Police.
• Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope arrested on suspicion...
  Detroit Pistons' star guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving in Auburn Hills, officials confirmed.
• Raising retail crime threshold lessens its gravity - Herald-Whig -
  GOV. Bruce Rauner formed the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform in February 2015 and tasked it with making recommendations to reduce the state's prison population by 25 percent by 2025. The ambitious goal was made necessar
• 20 outlaws and criminals with ties to Illinois | History Photo Galleries | herald-review.com
  Illinois has a colorful history, with connections to notorious mobsters, bandits and thieves since the territorial days through the Great Depression. Here are 20 outlaws and their stories:
• Local police make sure offenders stay registered - WSIL-TV 3 Southern Illinois
  WSIL --  Local law enforcement have an important job in keeping track of offenders convicted of violent crimes against children, but it's not always easy. 
• Arrestees to get access to lawyers free of charge at Chicago police stations - Chicago Tribune
  The vast majority of those arrested in Chicago don't receive legal help until their court bail hearing, often after they've made incriminating statements.
• Arrestees to get access to lawyers free of charge at Chicago police stations - Chicago Tribune
  The vast majority of those arrested in Chicago don't receive legal help until their court bail hearing, often after they've made incriminating statements.
• Chicago police now using high-tech effort to fight crime | Illinois News | qctimes.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago Police Department said Wednesday that his officers are now using high-tech strategies and equipment to fight crime, an announcement that came as
• Illinois Issues: New Laws In 2017 | Peoria Public Radio
  Nearly 200 new laws go into effect in Illinois on January 1. The state still doesn’t have a budget. A stopgap spending plan, which was approved over the
• Illinois sees plunge in speeding tickets issued by troopers | Chicago Sun-Times
  The number of speeding tickets Illinois State Police issue dropped 40 percent since 2010, when about 210,000 tickets were issued.
• End policing for profit | Letters | daily-journal.com
  We have all seen a police television drama where the criminal ring leader loses his luxury sports car, yacht or mansion because they resulted from illicit criminal activity.
• Fatal crashes down in Illinois 20 years after .08 law | SaukValley.com
  SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois is marking the 20th anniversary of legislation that lowered the drunken driving limit to .08 blood-alcohol concentration.
• Lake County DUI patrols started this week and go through Labor Day holiday - Lake County News-Sun
  DUI and seat belt patrols have already begun by several police departments as part of the Labor Day holiday special patrols.