ABOUT ME
Matt Keenan
Se habla español.
A criminal and school law attorney with over 24 years of experience, I have successfully represented clients all over the Chicago area. My practice includes DUI, felony, criminal, misdemeanor, homicide, internet crime, retail theft, traffic offenses, cyberstalking, drug crimes, weapons violations, domestic battery and juvenile crime. I also represent families involving school cases. My clients come from all over the Chicago area including Skokie, Wilmette, Niles, Northbrook, Glenview, Evanston, Winnetka, Highland park, Northfield, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Mount Prospect. I am a member of the ACLU, Illinois State Bar Association.
We wrote the chapters on DEFENSES and ARRESTS AND INVESTIGATORY STOPS.
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Illinois Jurisprudence: Criminal Law and Procedure. Vol. 1. (LexisNexis 2014).We wrote the chapters on SEARCH and SEIZURE, MOTIONS AND DISCOVERY, and EVIDENTIARY MATTERS GENERALLY.
Illinois Jurisprudence: Criminal Law and Procedure. Vol. 1. (LexisNexis 2014).
Category Archives: violation
IS IT TOO LATE TO CLEAR MY OLD ILLINOIS ARREST WARRANT?
Years ago, you got in trouble in Illinois. You were arrested for a DUI or some other criminal offense, and then you left the state without finishing your case. Maybe you never actually lived in Illinois and picked up the … Continue reading
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Tagged open offense, open warrant, outstanding DUI
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WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU VIOLATE PROBATION IN ILLINOIS?
Your original criminal case ended in a sentence of supervision or probation, albeit with certain conditions. You thought you were done. But now the state is trying to violate you. Maybe you failed a drug test, failed to pay a … Continue reading
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Tagged reovcation of probation, revocation of supervision, violation of probation, violation of supervision
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WHAT IS AGGRAVATED FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE A POLICE OFFICER?
In Illinois, fleeing and eluding a peace officer means that the officer signaled you to stop and you willfully failed to obey, increased your speed, extinguished your lights or otherwise fled or attempted to elude the officer. The officer must … Continue reading
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Tagged attempting to flee and elude, fleeing and eluding
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I WAS CAUGHT SWITCHING SAMPLES IN MY DRUG TEST WHAT CAN HAPPEN?
You were convicted for a drug-related DUI. As part of your sentence, you must submit to random drug testing. You knew you couldn’t pass, so you switched your urine sample with a friend’s. Somehow, the probation officer figured it out. … Continue reading
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CAN THEY STOP ME FOR THAT? IMPROPER LICENSE PLATE DISPLAY IN ILLINOIS
It’s not hard for a police officer to find a legal reason to stop your car. If it isn’t seat belts or crossing over the center line or an actual moving violation, an officer may stop you because your license … Continue reading
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Tagged drivers license plate, license display law
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I DROVE SOMEONE ELSE’S CAR: DRIVING WITHOUT A BAIID IN ILLINOIS
After you were charged with DUI, the court allowed you to drive with a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID). But you’d had a couple beers and you knew you’d get in trouble if you blew into the device. So … Continue reading
Posted in driving on a suspended license, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, violation
Tagged BAIID, breath alcohol ignition interlock device, driving permit, MDDP, Monitored Device Driving Permit, violation
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VIOLATING YOUR ILLINOIS MONITORING DEVICE DRIVING PERMIT
First-time DUI offenders may quality for a Monitoring Device Driving Permit (MDDP) which allows you to keep driving—as long as you carefully follow all the rules. A violation of your MDDP can extend your time without a driver’s license and … Continue reading
Posted in driving on a suspended license, suspensions, violation
Tagged BAAID, breath activated ignition interlock device, judicial driving permit, MDDP, monitoring device driving permit
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“CAN THEY REALLY STOP ME FOR THAT?” OBSTRUCTED WINDSHIELDS, IMPROPER LICENSE PLATE DISPLAY, AND OTHER MINOR OFFENSES
UPDATED July 25, 2023: As of January 1, 2024, police will no longer be able to stop you for something hanging from your front windshield. While you may not drive a motor vehicle with any objects suspended between you and … Continue reading
Posted in DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, moving violations, probable cause, speeding, traffic offenses, violation
Tagged improper license plate display, obstructed mirror, probable cause, traffic stop, traffic tickets, violation
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IMPROPER LANE USAGE IN ILLINOIS: A PATH TO DUI
After a few drinks at a party, you were driving home listening to your favorite CD, when you heard the siren behind you. The police pulled you over because you had crossed momentarily into the adjoining lane. Once stopped, the … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, traffic offenses, violation
Tagged crossing center line, crossing traffic lane, improper lane usage, probable cause
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YOUR LICENSE MAY BE TATTLING ON YOU!: LICENSE READING CAMERAS IN ILLINOIS
What might have started as a casual trip to the mall could end as a trip to jail in at least one Illinois community. In October, the Belleville, Illinois police department began catching criminals by using an automated camera to … Continue reading
Posted in traffic offenses, violation
Tagged automated license reader, moving violations, probable cause, traffic stops
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