DUI

The Illinois State Police have announced they will be doing extra safe driving patrols throughout December in Will, Cook, DuPage, and Kane counties.

A motion was granted Tuesday to deny pre-trial release for a Hanover Park man accused of crashing his car into a tree and injuring two children in his vehicle, both under 8-years-old, prosecutors said.

A special prosecutor dropped a driving under the influence charge against a Will County sheriff’s deputy who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor speeding.

Former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a traffic accident in Franklin, Tennessee, on Thursday

A Wood Dale man pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving drunk, causing a crash that killed his stepdaughter.

A motion for pre-trial release was denied Tuesday for a Naperville woman accused of crashing a school bus that transports special needs children, prosecutors said.

Illinois State Police Troop 3 Commander Capt. Patrick Manno announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties

A Wauconda man who police say was driving while intoxicated was arrested after causing a traffic crash and fleeing from the scene on foot in Long Grove.

The Joliet Police Department is conducting a traffic safety campaign aimed at reducing impaired driving and other hazardous driving behaviors now through Sept. 3.

A driver involved in a Joliet crash last year that led to death of a 25-year-old passenger from Texas has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence.

A grand jury has indicted a Joliet man on charges alleging he was driving under the influence of alcohol in a July 28 crash that led to the death of a woman in Beecher.

Ahna R. Dixon-Silva, 24, pleaded guilty and was sentenced recently for causing a 2021 crash that killed DeKalb man Kelvin Clark, 37, while he was walking on West Lincoln Highway. Clark's sister, Tevorra Clark, said she and her family are devastated.

The Illinois State Police will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Cook, Will, DuPage and Kane counties during August.

The safety checks are funded through IDOT and are meant to reduce the number of dangerous and impaired drivers off the road

Illinois State Police will be conducting extra traffic patrols in July between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. watching for impaired driving and seatbelt usage.

Cory Love, 47, was found guilty of two counts of misdemeanor domestic battery after a three-hour bench trial in April.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office will partner with Illinois State Police and local law enforcement to ensure safe, sober driving from June 21 through July 8.

A woman will serve 85% of a six-year prison sentence for driving under the influence in a 2021 crash that led to the death of Martin Velemir, 34, in Crest Hill.

Nathan P. Sweeney, of DeKalb, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that allege he drove under the influence of drugs and caused a crash in Waterman that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil while she was on duty.

Plea agreement had been reached in Eric Hentges’ Ogle County offense, which occurred March 4.

Officers will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages, among other violations.

The Romeoville Police Department has announced it will taking extra measures to ensure traffic safety during the St. Patrick's Day holiday weekend to avert potential issues with impaired driving.

To remind motorists of the dangers of impaired driving and to help keep our streets safe, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation for a traffic safety campaign between March 8 – March 19.

A Poplar Grove woman sobbed uncontrollably as she pleaded guilty on Friday to driving under the influence of cocaine when she drove at 104 mph and ran a red light before a 2021 Marengo crash that killed two people.

Illinois State Police announced the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Cook, Will and DuPage counties during December.

During these last days of the year, additional law enforcement will be patrolling Illinois roads for impaired driving, seat belt, speeding, distracted driving and other traffic laws.

The Illinois State Police released the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols in Cook, Will and DuPage counties.

Motorists will see hundreds of additional seat belt enforcement zones and other enforcement patrols looking for seat belt law violators and drug- and alcohol-impaired drivers through Nov. 28.

A Mokena man was accused of fighting with a Lockport police officer who suspected he drove drunk. The man was also charged with trying to take away the officer's gun during the scuffle.

The Will County State's Attorney said the life of Nicholas Ercolini was "extinguished" because Erik Christensen, a "repeat offender, made the selfish decision to once again drive while intoxicated."

To avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, the Ogle County state’s attorney asked for and was granted a special prosecutor in the case of a now-former deputy charged with DUI and leaving the scene of a crash.

The man who drove drunk and killed a Sterling woman more than six years ago is set to be sentenced Monday – unless his request to reschedule a fourth time because of ongoing medical treatment is granted.

Bond has been set at $2 million for a Carol Stream man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase resulting in a crash while under the influence of alcohol, authorities said.

State police have arrested a Wilmington man on DUI charges for a wrong-way interstate collision that killed two parents and hospitalized three of their children on June 27.

A 2018 federal lawsuit against a Joliet police officer and the City of Joliet may go to trial during the week of May 22.

A woman was arrested after she was suspected of driving under the influence with her five children in a vehicle and crashing into three residential mailboxes in Joliet, police said.

The driver of a Mack truck has been charged with the reckless homicide of a Lyft driver and his passenger in a three-vehicle crash last year in Romeoville.

A Joliet Township supervisor is scheduled to go to trial this fall over felony charges alleging he drove under the influence in while his driver’s license was revoked.

Before drivers put their keys in the ignition, they should remind themselves that “buzzed driving is drunk driving,” said the Joliet police chief.

A Channahon firefighter and paramedic has been charged with driving under the influence while a child was inside of his vehicle on Jan. 18.

A former Will County sheriff’s deputy was found not guilty of driving under the influence on May 13, 2022, outside a Speedway gas station in Plainfield.

A man was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in a crash more than three years ago that resulted in the death of a 36-year-old man in Joliet.

Ricky McGuire, 67, has been charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, Class 2 felonies, as well as improper traffic lane use. McGuire has a 2010 conviction for driving a boat drunk and causing a fatal crash in 2008.

A woman was arrested in Joliet on suspicion of driving under the influence after officers responded to a crash where they determined her vehicle collided with a light pole near Joliet City Hall, police said. The vehicle was heavily damaged but she was not injured.

A man has been charged with the reckless homicide of Alan Knudsen, who died from injuries he suffered in a Aug. 4 crash in Lockport.

Officers found an unoccupied commercial vehicle stopped in the middle of the road in Joliet and the driver laying in the grass nearby, police said. A blood analysis allegedly revealed he had cocaine in his system, police said.

A man who was suspected of driving drunk in Joliet had refused to pull over for a traffic stop and refused to get out of his vehicle, police said.

The driver was accused of behaving belligerently toward officers in Joliet following his arrest on Saturday, kicking two officers and throwing a plastic urinal at them, police said.

A Joliet police spokesman said the driver had crossed over into the wrong lane of Caton Farm Road in Joliet and crashed into another vehicle. Both drivers suffered minor injuries in the crash.

A Will County judge sentenced former Will County Board member Ragan Freitag Pattison to a year of court supervision after she pleaded guilty to DUI. Pattison was arrested July 9 after a four-vehicle crash in Plainfield.