http://www.windycitylawfirm.com Chicago Lawyer Blog Dealing With Personal Injury, DUI, License Suspensions & Revocations, and Expungements Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:21:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.windycitylawfirm.com/chicago_dui_attorneys/illinois-senate-president-cullertons-son-dui-arrest/ http://www.windycitylawfirm.com/chicago_dui_attorneys/illinois-senate-president-cullertons-son-dui-arrest/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:24:10 +0000 James Fabbrini http://www.windycitylawfirm.com/?p=1831

As promised, our Chicago DUI Lawyers have more follow-up on the arrest of Garritt Cullerton, son of  Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. DUI arrest of Senate leader’s son highlights state vehicle perk Garritt Cullerton has been pulled over eight times on Illinois roads since July 2001 for citations that included following too closely, speeding 115 mph in [...]

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Our Chicago DUI Lawyers find it interesting that Illinois Senator Cullerton, one of the chief architects of an ill conceived drunk driving bill, was scrambling to explain what his son was doing in a State issued vehicle at midnight, allegedly drunk driving. Senate president’s son accused of DUI in state car April 19, 2010 BY KIM JANSSEN Staff [...]

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As our Chicago DUI Attorneys have warned in the past, MADD, in its never ending quest to put driving in a police state, pushes for even more restrictions on your driving privileges. MADD Mad More Ignition Locks Aren’t in Use by KYW’s John Ostapkovich The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill requiring breath test devices on the [...]

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Gov. Schwarzenegger terminates Californian’s 4th Amendment protections. California testing ignition devices for drunk drivers SACRAMENTO – California will test requiring that drivers convicted of drunken driving install devices that block vehicles from starting if alcohol is detected on the drivers’ breath. The bill by Assemblyman Mike Feuer, a Democrat from Los Angeles,is among those signed into law Sunday [...]

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“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” 4th [...]

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Read between the lines here and look who is upset as their cash grab wasn’t put into the new DUI law in Maryland. State’s new DUI laws are called insufficient Mandatory treatment should be included, critics say By Don Markus | don.markus@baltsun.com Drunken driving laws that go into effect Wednesday are missing a key component – mandatory treatment for [...]

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Our DUI Lawyers found an interesting story this week about a women who was deemed to have violated her bail on a aggravated drunk driving charge. The twist? She was apparently busted by a photo posted on Facebook showing her drinking. Full story follows below: Facebook Pictures Result in Alcohol Monitor for College Student Monitor Comes After Woman [...]

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Our Chicago DUI Lawyers found this interesting article about DUIs in general and we advise anyone interested in learning more about drunk driving arrests to take a look at this article. Please keep in mind that the following is written in very general terms and is not a substitute for legal advice. If you or [...]

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Our DUI defense lawyers have learned that President Barack Obama has chosen a top official with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to lead a Transportation agency that oversees safety and fuel efficiency requirements for automakers. Chuck Hurley was nominated Wednesday to become administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Obama worked with Hurley as a state [...]

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Been arrested for a DUI in Chicago? You’re not alone. However, the choices you make from here on out, especially your choice of Chicago DUI Lawyers, can greatly impact the outcome of your case. For example, did you know that persons arrested on DUI charges on or after January 1, 2009, who wish to still drive, [...]

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