http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog Illinois DUI Blog Site Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:50:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are apps for just about everything out there. An overwhelming majority of these are quite useless, but there is one that’s just been released by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning that Chicago DUI lawyers would like to see more people using. The app is called simply DUI Tracker, and ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=68 There are no winners or losers in the tragic case of Sandra Vasquez and the five teenagers who were killed in an accident involving her car. This week, Vasquez was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the 2007 DUI accident. She had been giving eight teenagers a ride home from a ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=64 A strip club in Chicago has settled with the family of a pregnant woman, who was killed in a DUI-related accident involving a patron of the club. Court records confirm a settlement between the Diamonds Gentlemen's Club and the husband of April Simmons. The accident occurred in January 2006. At the time of ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=51 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has revealed the results of a survey conducted in 2008. According to the survey, approximately 17 million Americans above the age of 16 admitted to drunk driving over the past 12 months. The agency has released the survey results in time for its annual “Drunk ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=47 While crime rates across the country have dropped over the past 15 years, the number of prisoners has actually increased. A study that analyzed crime data from Chicago finds that concentration of incarceration in a few hotspots creates a vicious cycle, where resentment and frustration contribute to further imprisonment. Harvard University sociology ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=43 The nationwide campaign to require the installation of ignition interlock devices in all vehicles owned and operated by DUI convicts, has had New York jumping enthusiastically onto the bandwagon. A provision of a New York law that requires persons convicted of felony or DUI to install ignition interlock devices in all ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=39 Chicago police is using a “predictive policing” tool in order to fight crime in the city. The Chicago Police Department is working together with the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Rand Corporation on the project that is apparently designed to help officers crack down on crime by predicting crime beforehand. The ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=37 Our client had been arrested and charged with driving under the influence, and improper lane usage. Pursuant to Illinois law, our client had received a statutory summary suspension of his driving privileges for 6 months. Before the suspension of his license went into effect, Attorneys Blaine and Stephenson ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=34 Illinois DUI Laws: DUI Arrest Being pulled over by a police officer can be unnerving, even if you haven’t had an ounce to drink.  Add a drink or two into the mix, and this experience can be downright intimidating.  It is often helpful to know the procedure for a DUI arrest, ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=32 The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists released its 2008 statistics for the Illinois Police Departments with the most DUI arrests: Rank: 2008 DUI Arrests Municipality 2008 DUI Arrests Percent Change from 2007 to 2008 2007 DUI Arrests (per officer) 1 Rockford 785   9.8%   715   2 Naperville 651   -4.7%   683   3 Decatur 648   121.2%   293   4 Carol Stream 604   14.6%   527   5 Waukegan 438   1.4%   432   6 Mundelein 434   25.4%   346   7 Rock Island 432   38.5%   312   8 Aurora 420   88.3%   223   9 Alton 384   no ... http://www.rmstephenson.com/ChicagoDUILawyerBlog/?p=25