DUI License Suspension / Disqualification- – How to STOP it

In most DUI cases in Illinois, in addition to the DUI criminal charges, you will received a STATUTORY SUMMARY SUSPENSION. This is the automatic suspension of your driver’s license 46 days after your DUI arrest. If you have a CDL license, this will suspend your CDL and cause a 1 year disqualification. This suspension /…

Winning a DUI Trial in Illinois

To win a DUI trial in Illinois you have to understand the basics of trial law. Specifically, who has the burden of proof. At all times from your arrest for DUI through to the end of the trial, you are presumed innocent of the charge. This means the State has the burden (requirement) to prove…

Violation of your court sentence: what happens when you pick up a New Case when your on Probation, Conditional Discharge or Supervision

If you are on probation, conditional discharge of court supervision and you get arrested for another case before your prior sentence is complete the prosecutor in the prior case will file a violation against you. So, if you are on probation, a violation of probation would be filed, if conditional discharge, then a violation of…

DUI IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus and the number of DUI (Driving Under the Influence ) initially dropped in March, April and May of 2020, when coronavirus was shutting everything down and locking peopler in their homes. However, the number of DUI cases have increased since June of 2020 to present. As business close their doors, and people lost their…