Showing posts with label DUI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DUI. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Is drinking and driving the same thing as DUI in Illinois?

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Maybe you had a drink at dinner. Or you toasted the bride at a wedding. Perhaps you just enjoyed a beer with a friend. Under Illinois DUI la...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

Santa and DUI

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I have to admit that upon reading the headline, I thought this was going in a very different direction. The excellent article linked to be...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Carlton Fisk arrested for DUI in Illinois

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Say it ain't so, Carlton! The ex-Chicago White Sox Hall of Famer was apparently asleep behind the wheel, off the road in a cornfield. He...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Miss Howard Stern DUI (not Mrs. Howard Stern, thank you)!

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The formally crowned and currently reigning Miss Howard Stern, Andrea Ownbey , was arrested for DUI after an accident on October 8, and too...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Don't drink and drive! 'Cause that's DUI. Really? No.

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I'm going to say something about DUI law that might sound controversial. It isn't though - it just sounds that way. And that's ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Chicago DUI payout for false arrests - too little, too late?

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Chicago was in a pickle. They had an officer, Richard Fiorito, who had been consistently accused of wrongful arrest by many different Defend...
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How long is your Illinois Driver's License Suspension if this IS NOT your first DUI?

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A police officer arrests you for DUI in Illinois . After the officer has formed the belief you have been driving under the influence of alco...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Skokie has DUI Roadblocks scheduled for Labor day

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Many municipalities will have DUI roadblocks, known in Illinois as Roadside Safety Checks (but we know what they are, don't we?), and w...
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Does taking the DUI breath test mean automatic guilty? Definitely not!

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Motorists arrested for  DUI in Illinois  typically take a breath test or other chemical test, like blood or urine. Illinois law is structure...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Weird DUI of the Day: Pastor suspended after DUI, nude-driving arrest

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The truth? People of all stripes (and some without stripes at all, or anything for that matter) get arrested for DUI every day. Even well-li...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

First DUI Arrest? How long will that Statutory Summary Suspension last?

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It was a bad night. A police officer has just arrested you for DUI in Chicago , maybe in the suburbs or on the highway by the Illinois State...
Friday, July 27, 2012

Do you need a lawyer for your DUI arrest in Illinois?

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Subtitle: Do you need a cardio-thoracic surgeon or will you be performing your own heart surgery today? Really. That's about the size ...
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Friday, July 13, 2012

Does a DUI suspension begin immediately after a DUI arrest?

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A DUI arrest in Illinois is scary enough. Then you might hear an officer or some well-meaning soul telling you (or implying ) that your dri...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Driver charged with DUI after SUV sideswipes "party bus" on Eisenhower - no, really.

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People wonder if Chicago is a party town. Apparently there was a party in the bus . . . as well as next to it. Somebody needs a great Chicag...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Arrested for DUI. Lost Job. DUI Dismissed. Justice?

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It happens. People get arrested for DUI and other criminal offenses every day. Many face the fear they'll lose their jobs over it. If th...
Friday, May 4, 2012

Gotta go on Cinco de Mayo? You might get arrested for DUI!

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A recent study likened the impairing effects of need to use the facilities as similar to those exhibited when driving under the influence of...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Grayslake police chief charged with DUI - refused all testing. Wonder why?

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The  Grayslake Illinois police Chief  was charged with drunk driving after a Wisconsin crash  Friday. In a wise move that will be no surpris...
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Man bites dog: Woman with 0.295 breath test NOT charged with DUI in Illinois!

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In a bizarre twist, according to the Chicago Sun-Times , a driver in an accident in Cook county, right around the corner from Chicago, Illin...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Is refusing to submit to DUI breath testing in Illinois good advice?

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Probably one of the most common questions we get at Fagan, Fagan & Davis is "if I'm stopped for DUI in Illinois , should I take...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Help! Canada won't let us in!

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One of my least favorite calls frequently happens around 2 or 3pm.  Usually it's a young newlywed bride on the verge of tears. "W...