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When you are arrested for DUI in Chicago or anywhere in Illinois, your license will be automatically suspended. The suspension does not start immediately, but kicks in 46 days after you are arrested. If you take the breathalyzer or give … Continue reading →

The Chicago Police are employing so called “road-side safety checks” with increasing regularity. Road-side safety checks or DUI roadblocks are temporary stations set up by Chicago Police to search drivers in order to find drivers who are under the influence … Continue reading →

In a recent decision, the Illinois Supreme Court distinquished between the six various ways a person can be charged and found guilty of DUI in Illinois.  ”Four ways require proof that a driver’s ingestion of alcohol or drugs impaired his ability to … Continue reading →

Chicago DUI lawyers Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd., scored another victory on Friday when Michael Oppenheimer won a summary suspention hearing against great odds!

Typically, a police officer will stop a vehicle when the officer believes he or she has probable cause to do so.  The most simple definition of probable cause is ”a reasonable belief that a person has committed a crime.”  It is … Continue reading →

According to Illinois law, “Driving Under the Influence” is defined as operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, other drugs or intoxicating compounds and methamphetamine. In Illinois,a driver is legally considered to be under the influence if he/she has … Continue reading →

Just 4 weeks ago, Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd. scored an unheard of 3rd straight 1st Degree Murder Not-Guilty verdict against the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.   Olympic boxing hopeful Semajay Thomas was found not-guilty of 1st degree murder by a … Continue reading →