A sudden and life-changing injury can impact people's emotional health in serious ways. If they neglect to treat their psychological trauma or do not recognize its influence on their well-being, their physical recovery may take longer. Because of the correlation...
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Trying to get your license back on your own may be a mistake
Was your driver’s license revoked for a DUI? You might think that all you have to do is pay the required fees to get your license back. However, the state of Illinois is not prepared to let you off the hook quite so easily. The state will have to determine whether...
What is a Monitoring Device Driving Permit?
If you are a first time DUI offender in the state of Illinois, you may be eligible for a Monitoring Device Driving Permit. This is because the state of Illinois recognizes that many people are reliant on their cars for work, family, and school purposes, and completely...
How can you protect against winter property hazards?
Of all the seasons, one of the most hazardous is winter. With heavy Illinois snows and the ice that comes with it, everyone has to take extra precautions when outside. It is easy to slip and fall on unseen ice buried beneath the snow. For homes and businesses, the ice...
Reinstating your license after a DUI in Illinois
Illinois has strict penalties for DUI drivers, which may include the suspension of your driver’s license. Losing your driver’s license can have a massive impact on your life. Illinois is one of the states that does not automatically reinstate your license after a DUI....
How should you help your kids learn to drive?
Most people remember what it was like to get their driver's license. You can probably recall how nervous you were when you first got behind the wheel and how exciting it was to drive yourself to school once you passed your driver's test.Years later, your experience in...
What do you do when you are involved in a crash?
It seems typical to believe you are a better driver than your friends and family members. And you probably adhere to the posted speed limit, find a designated driver for your nights out on the town and maintain a safe following distance during inclement weather.The...
DUI conviction penalties in Illinois
All drivers know they should not drive under the influence of a substance rendering them unfit for safe motor vehicle operation. Some drivers, feeling the existing law is restrictive, decide to remove the "should not drive" and replace it with "should not get caught...
Have witnesses ready in car crash cases
Auto accident cases in Illinois tend to revolve around witness testimony, but it may not be the kind you expect. There are, in fact, two main types of witnesses you may find on the stand. These two categories have very little in common except for the fact...
Illinois man charged with fifth DUI
A routine traffic stop on the night of April 6 led to a 43-year-old Illinois man being charged with drunk driving for the fifth time according to a report from the St. Charles Police Department. The St. Charles resident was being held at the Kane County Jail on...