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Oct. 11, 2018

Police in Illinois charged a 27-year-old man with felony counts of dealing drugs within 500 feet of a school and 500 feet of a church on after searching his Alton residence on the morning of Oct. 4. Officers from the Alton Police Department and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System were involved in the search and arrest.

Sept. 27, 2018

Illinois authorities recently arrested three Wisconsin men after a law enforcement officer allegedly found cocaine, loaded firearms and masks in their vehicle. The incident occurred in Antioch.

Sept. 27, 2018

Choosing to operate a motor vehicle after drinking increases the risk of a collision or crash. It is also against the law, and Illinois law enforcement on the roads actively seek to catch and prosecute those impaired behind the wheel.

Sept. 25, 2018

Allegations of driving under the influence (DUI) in Illinois are serious criminal charges. Sometimes, people make mistakes that result in a DUI arrest. Other times, issues with the roadside sobriety test or even the performance of a Breathalyzer test could result in the wrongful arrest of someone who was not, in fact, impaired.

Sept. 14, 2018

Those who are stopped while driving on Illinois or other state roads could be asked to take a Breathalyzer test. Regardless of the result of the test, a person could be taken into custody and charged with drunk or impaired driving.

Aug. 29, 2018

A routine traffic stop on the afternoon of Aug. 17 led to felony drug charges for a 28-year-old Illinois man according to a report from the Evanston Police Department. detectives say that they became suspicious when they detected the odor of marijuana coming from the man’s black Dodge SUV.

Aug. 16, 2018

On Aug. 9, Illinois authorities arrested a man and a woman for allegedly possessing crystal methamphetamine with the intent to deliver. The arrests took place in Warren County at around 12:30 p.m.

Aug. 10, 2018

Unfortunately, after a night of drinking, you made the decision to drive while intoxicated. An Illinois court charged you with a DUI, and you are concerned as to how you will sustain yourself without a license.

Aug. 3, 2018

Illinois drivers who are stopped for suspected DUI typically undergo a field sobriety test. In fact, these types of tests are used by law enforcement officials in every state. One of the portions of this three-part assessment of driver capabilities is what’s termed a horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test.

Aug. 2, 2018

Drug charges can come in a variety of forms, but drug possession charges are one of more common infractions. When you are charged with possession, you are facing a difficult criminal court process and possibly some hard choices.