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.
.
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).
Tag Archives: speeding
IS SPEEDING A MISDEMEANOR IN ILLINOIS?
The answer is yes, depending on how fast you were going. Speeding between 26 and 35 miles over the limit is a Class B Misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail. Speeding 35 miles over the limit and … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, speeding, traffic offenses
Tagged speeding
Comments Off on IS SPEEDING A MISDEMEANOR IN ILLINOIS?
HIGH SPEED CRASHES MEAN BIG TROUBLE
The roads were clear so you zoomed ahead. But your high speed made it difficult to brake when the car in front of you stopped suddenly, and so you crashed. The police came to the scene, and you are now … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, speeding, traffic offenses
Tagged leaving the scene, reckless homicide, special speed limit, speeding
Comments Off on HIGH SPEED CRASHES MEAN BIG TROUBLE
COOK COUNTY JUDGE CHALLENGES ILLINOIS SPEEDING LAW
(UPDATE – June 16, 2016 – In People v Rizzo, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the law denying supervision to first-time excessive speeders does not violate the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution.) A Cook County Circuit Court … Continue reading
Posted in speeding, traffic offenses
Tagged excessive speeding, speeding, speeding misdemeanors
Comments Off on COOK COUNTY JUDGE CHALLENGES ILLINOIS SPEEDING LAW
UPDATE TO ILLINOIS SPEEDING LAW: THE CRACKDOWN CONTINUES
As of January 1, 2016, Illinois is toughening its speeding laws once again. This time, the legislature has created the offense of aggravated special speed limit. Aggravated special speed limit applies to school and construction zones. If you drive 26 … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, speeding, traffic offenses
Tagged excessive speeding, speeding
Comments Off on UPDATE TO ILLINOIS SPEEDING LAW: THE CRACKDOWN CONTINUES
2014 UPDATE TO ILLINOIS SPEEDING LAW
For the third time since 2011, Illinois has stiffened the laws against speeding. Now, you can be charged with a Class A Misdemeanor if you speed 35 miles or more above the limit. Speeding first became criminalized as a misdemeanor … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, speeding, traffic offenses
Tagged class a misdemeanor, class b misdemeanor, speeding
Comments Off on 2014 UPDATE TO ILLINOIS SPEEDING LAW
CAN THEY SEARCH MY CAR AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP IN ILLINOIS?
You got pulled over for a traffic violation. The cop thought he smelled alcohol, and after some tests, you were charged with DUI. After they put you in the police car, the officers began searching the passenger compartment of your … Continue reading
Posted in search of vehicle, traffic offenses
Tagged driving on a suspended, search incident to arrest, search warrant, speeding, traffic offense, traffic violation
Comments Off on CAN THEY SEARCH MY CAR AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP IN ILLINOIS?
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU APPROACH THAT DUI POLICE CHECKPOINT
Illinois police are allowed to set up roadblocks to catch drunk drivers within certain guidelines. The checkpoint can only be minimally intrusive to the driver, it must look official, and it must follow police department rules. But even if your … Continue reading
Posted in road blocks
Tagged checkpoint, excessive speeding, field sobriety checkpoints, police checkpoints, police roadblocks, roadblocks, speeding
Comments Off on BE CAREFUL HOW YOU APPROACH THAT DUI POLICE CHECKPOINT
NEW ILLINOIS LAW CRACKS DOWN ON SPEEDERS ONCE AGAIN
A new Illinois law has dropped the threshold for when your routine speeding ticket becomes a criminal offense. Speeding first became criminalized as a misdemeanor in 2011. Driving more than 31 miles over the limit was upgraded to a Class … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, speeding, traffic offenses, Uncategorized
Tagged class a misdemeanor, class b misdemeanor, excessive speeding, moving violation, speeding
Comments Off on NEW ILLINOIS LAW CRACKS DOWN ON SPEEDERS ONCE AGAIN
SPEEDING IN ILLINOIS: A PASSAGEWAY TO BIG TROUBLE
Legally, a police officer cannot pull over your car without some reason. This can come in the form of community caretaking, such as when the officer sees you sleeping in your car and checks to see if you are … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, speeding
Tagged driving under the influence, drunk driving, DUI, excessive speeding, moving violation, probable cause, speeding, speeding misdemeanors, traffic offenses, traffic stops, traffic tickets
Comments Off on SPEEDING IN ILLINOIS: A PASSAGEWAY TO BIG TROUBLE
LEAD-FOOTED DRIVERS, BEWARE!: ILLINOIS’S NEW SPEEDING LAW
As of January 1, 2011, Illinois drivers with a heavy foot on the pedal face much stiffer penalties for excessive speeding. The new Illinois law targets drivers who speed more than 31 mph over the limit. What used to be … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged class a misdemeanor, class b misdemeanor, excessive speeding, moving violation, speeding, traffic tickets
Comments Off on LEAD-FOOTED DRIVERS, BEWARE!: ILLINOIS’S NEW SPEEDING LAW