Category Archives: DUI
New Jersey Town Offers Free Rides
More than 10,000 people died suddenly and tragically in 2012 in alcohol-related traffic collisions in the United States. Tens of thousands also sustain serious injuries every year in these accidents. That’s the reason DUI is treated so seriously by the state of Illinois. If you are accused of DUI in or near Chicago, you’ll… Read More »
Call The Cab
Taxicabs cost a few dollars. Limousines and services like Uber and Lyft also cost a few dollars. After you’ve been drinking with friends, a ride home may not be cheap, but it’s going to cost a lot less than a ride to the jail, the emergency room, or the cemetery. If you are convicted… Read More »
Help And Hope For DUI Offenders
More than 5,000 people in Illinois – 5.085, to be precise – have had four or more convictions for driving under the influence. Under a new Illinois law that will take effect on January 1, 2016, those offenders could legally get behind the wheel once again. Governor Bruce Rauner signed the measure in August…. Read More »
Stay Safe This Season
Once again, it’s the holiday season. The holidays mean more drinking, more traffic, more sobriety checkpoints, and more arrests for DUI. If you are charged with DUI by a Chicago or Cook County-area police agency, you’re going to need high-quality legal representation, and you’re going to need it fast. After a DUI arrest, contact… Read More »
Is DUI Enforcement Fair?
In the city of Chicago, the cops who set up DUI checkpoints are in trouble, at least with public opinion. In May, a Chicago Tribune investigative report showed how Chicago’s sobriety checkpoints are conducted almost exclusively in Hispanic and African-American neighborhoods. 84 percent of the roadside checkpoints were scheduled in areas populated mostly by… Read More »
Know The New DUI Law
Illinois has a new law designed to offer the public more protection from intoxicated drivers. Ignition interlock devices (IIDs) will become more common in Illinois as a result. The measure prohibits any driver with two or more DUI convictions from operating a vehicle unless it has an ignition interlock device installed. The devices –… Read More »
Happy Hour And The Law
In July, Illinois reversed a 25-year ban on happy hours, that period in the late afternoon when bars and restaurants discount their drinks and offer free appetizers to drum up a little early business. You wouldn’t think a simple marketing scheme would be the focus of so much contention, but for decades, happy hour… Read More »
DUI Checkpoints In The Chicago Area
In Illinois, sobriety checkpoints are legal and conducted frequently. These checkpoints are police traffic stops that are not tied to any specific or individual suspicions. Locations selected for checkpoints are random and temporary. If you are arrested for driving under the influence at a DUI “checkpoint” in the Chicago area, obtain legal representation immediately… Read More »
Prescriptions And Over-The-Counter Drugs
In all fifty states, DUI and DWI laws prohibit driving under the influence of alcohol, pot, and legal as well as illegal chemical substances and pharmaceuticals. The DUI law in Illinois makes no exceptions for legally-prescribed medications. Common pharmaceutical drugs that impair a user’s driving ability include Oxycontin, Vicodin, Demerol, and Dolophine – but… Read More »
Good And Bad News In Illinois DUI Stats
The 2014 survey conducted by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists offers good news as well as bad news about DUI in Illinois. The survey, which has been conducted every year since 1990, is funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Clearly, according to the recently-released 2014 report, far too many Illinois… Read More »
