May 18, 2021
NOTE: This article was refreshed to include new information on Illinois criminal law after passage of Public Act 101-440. This Act took effect on January 1, 2020, adjusting the availability of good behavior sentence reductions in certain situations. The State of Illinois has some of the nation’s toughest laws on firearms. It is tragic, because […]
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July 24, 2010
The Supreme Court of the state of Illinois issued a new ruling in 2010 concerning the use of the horizontal gaze nystagmus test (HGN). During an arrest for DUI, the police officer will ask the driver to stand still and follow a pen with his eyes, and keep his head motionless. The HGN test is […]
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