According to the Illinois Secretary of State, a person is considered to be under the influence if their blood-alcohol content (BAC) is .08 or higher. Anyone found with 5 nanograms or more per milliliter of whole blood of tetrahydrocannabinol concentration (THC in cannabis) or is impaired by medication is also considered to be under the influence.  […]Read More

There are certain things we take for granted. Picking up children from school or getting to work using your own car is natural and even crucial to some. However, what if the benefit of the personal vehicle was taken away? That’s what the people of Illinois were fighting for. With support from many interested parties, […]Read More

Illinois has some of the strictest DUI laws in the United States. One of these laws says that first-time DUI offenders must pay for a breath alcohol ignition interlock device (BAIID) on their vehicles. If you refuse, you don’t qualify for a Restricted Driving Permit or a Monitoring Device Driving Permit.  That means your license […]Read More

In the state of Illinois, 75% of people arrested for a DUI (driving under the influence) are men. 57% are under age 35.  Most were arrested between 11 pm and 4 am with a BAC (blood alcohol level) of .16. That’s twice the legal limit in Illinois.  A DUI conviction is no joke. It may lead to […]Read More

Having your driver’s license revoked creates a lot of hardship that you will have to deal with on a daily basis. We often take for granted just how much driving we do every day. If you’ve had a revoked license in Illinois, you may think that you’ll never be able to drive again. However, by […]Read More

When we hear the words, “driving under the influence,” most people automatically think of driving after they’ve been drinking. In reality, the term DUI encompasses being under the influence of a variety of substances, including prescription drugs. Drivers tend to think that the risk of driving under the influence of these substances is not as serious. […]Read More

27,046 DUI arrests were made in Illinois in 2017. If your car gets pulled over for a DUI stop, you are probably wondering what your rights are.  Can you refuse a breathalyzer test? Will there be a field sobriety test? Can police officers search your car without permission? Let’s take a look at some important facts. The […]Read More

It may surprise you to know that field sobriety tests only have 66-77% accuracy, and the majority of DUI arrests in Illinois get based on field sobriety tests. Yet only 77% of horizontal gaze nystagmus tests, 68% of walk-and-turn tests, and 65% of one-leg-stand tests are accurate.  This begs the question, could you fail one of these tests […]Read More

In 1910, the nation’s first drunk driving law was passed in New York. Since then, drunk driving laws have become more specific and stricter, with guidelines set for intoxication levels, and harsher penalties for those have more than one DUI.  The laws for drunk driving have always seemed clear: if you get caught driving over the legal […]Read More

Illinois takes DUIs very seriously. In 2009, it doubled the penalties for first-time offenders. If the police arrest you for a DUI, you can see your license suspended automatically for six months. After a DUI conviction, the minimum license revocation is a full year. Those on their second or third convictions lose their ability to […]Read More