Cost of traffic violations rises in Illinois

This Wednesday, the state of Illinois will be increasing its speeding violation fees, as well as other traffic offense-related fees. Bonds for speeding tickets will increase from $75 to $120. Judge Jeffrey B. Ford of Champaign County Court stated, “Looking at every other state, we realized our bonds were way too low”. The decision’s proponents...

Criminal Defense

September 7th, 2010

Champaign police rely heavily on cameras

In Champaign-Urbana, there are at least 2,000 security cameras on public property. This number does not include the inestimable amount of video cameras in business and on private property. Champaign police chief R.T. Finney stated, “We have a lot of private businesses’ cameras. Those cameras are everywhere. Just about every business has cameras inside and...

Criminal Defense

August 19th, 2010

Woman sentenced to 8 years in prison for intent to steal

Last Friday, 41-year old Traci Gillespie of Urbana was sentenced to 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of intent to steal. In January, Gillespie was caught cutting the tags off of $2,300 worth of Kohl’s merchandise. Gillespie has other prior convictions of theft, burglary, and battery, which made her eligible for an...

DUI Defense

July 13th, 2010

New Jersey changes DUI law for non-English speakers

Yesterday, the New Jersey state supreme court ruled in favor of requiring drivers who do not speak English to be provided with an appropriate translation of the statement of consequences associated with not taking an alcohol breath test. While many states have some written translations or translators on hand, no other state requires that a...

DUI Defense

July 7th, 2010

State representative to keep pharmacy license after DUI

Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Financial Regulation allowed State Representative Ron Stephens to keep his pharmacy license after his driving under the influence arrest in March. However, Stephens’ pharmacy license will be on probation for one year. This is the second time Stephens’ pharmacy license will be on probation, after being placed on probation in...

DUI Defense

June 23rd, 2010

Teen charged with DUI in Illinois

Charges have been filed against a teenage high school student after she told police that she had smoked marijuana before being involved in an accident. She has been charged with two misdemeanor DUI charges. The accident occurred as the teen was driving and she struck a fellow high school student that was crossing the street....

DUI Defense

June 15th, 2010

Illinois police crack down on unsafe driving this weekend

The Illinois State Police will be having two roadside checkpoints in order to crackdown on unsafe driving such as driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and transporting alcoholic beverages. The police are taking a zero tolerance approach on drunk driving. Safety check points were designed to prevent people from driving drunk. Forty percent...

DUI Defense

June 8th, 2010

DUI charges dropped against cop

DUI charges have been dropped against a cop that was involved in an accident that killed two people. The charges were dropped due to lack of evidence. The police officer was initially charged with a misdemeanor DUI that turned into a felony after the accident was fatal. The case would be determined on the fact...

Criminal Defense

June 4th, 2010

Urbana man indicted on nine counts

An Urbana man faces nine counts of various crimes. According to court reports, a Champaign County grand jury indicted the man on two counts of domestic violence, one count of disrupting public services, and one count of assault on a police officer, along with a number of other counts. The man apparently was arrested after...

Criminal Defense

May 27th, 2010

17-year-old charged with burglary

According to Champaign police, a 17-year-old man was arrested Thursday last week and charged in Champaign County Circuit Court with residential burglary and criminal trespass to residence. The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, when a woman who knew the man heard a crash from the back of her home in the 300 block of...

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