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DUI and criminal defensePark Ridge, Illinois

A DUI arrest starts a clock on your license.

Allan Milan defends people charged with DUI, traffic offenses, misdemeanors and felonies, from his office at 104 Main Street in Park Ridge.

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Day 0The notice

Day 46Suspension starts

Day 90Hearing request due

How the clock runs
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The clock

Three dates, counted from the notice.

If you were arrested for DUI in Illinois and refused a chemical test or failed one, the officer served you a notice of statutory summary suspension. The clock on your license counts from that notice.

  1. Day 0

    The notice

    The officer serves the notice at the arrest. If you held a valid Illinois license, the officer keeps it and gives you a receipt that lets you drive until the suspension starts.

    625 ILCS 5/11-501.1(f)

  2. Day 46

    The suspension starts

    It takes effect on the 46th day after the notice was given to you.

    625 ILCS 5/11-501.1(g)

  3. Day 90

    The last day to ask for a hearing

    Within 90 days after the notice, you can file a written request asking the court to rescind the suspension. The court hears it within 30 days of the request or of the first court date on your ticket. Asking does not pause the suspension.

    625 ILCS 5/2-118.1(b)

How long it lasts

For a first offender where no one else was hurt: 6 months after a failed test, 12 months after a refusal. Repeat arrests carry longer suspensions.

625 ILCS 5/6-208.1(a)

General information about Illinois law, checked against the statutes in October 2026. It is not advice about your case; every case turns on its own facts. Call (312) 690-4111 to talk through yours.

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What Allan handles

DUI, traffic, misdemeanors and felonies.

Allan represents people charged with felony, misdemeanor, DUI and traffic offenses.

  • DUI

    Driving under the influence, and the statutory summary suspension that comes with it.

  • Traffic

    Traffic tickets and citations.

  • Misdemeanors

    Misdemeanor criminal charges.

  • Felonies

    Felony criminal charges.

Where it is heard

A Park Ridge arrest goes to Skokie.

Park Ridge is in the Second Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County, which sits at the Skokie Courthouse. Traffic offenses written outside Chicago, DUI among them, are heard in the district where they happened.

Skokie Courthouse5600 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, Illinois 60077
Circuit Court of Cook County, Second Municipal District and Traffic Section
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About

Allan M. Milan

Allan has practiced law in Illinois since 2012. He runs his own office on Main Street in Park Ridge.

Licensed
Illinois, November 2012
Law school
DePaul University College of Law, J.D. 2012
Recognition
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, selected every year since 2019
Office
104 Main Street #2D, Park Ridge

Questions

What people ask first.

When does my license suspension start?

On the 46th day after the officer gave you the notice of statutory summary suspension.

625 ILCS 5/11-501.1(g)
Can I drive before then?

If you held a valid Illinois license, the officer kept it and gave you a receipt. The statute says that receipt lets you drive until the suspension takes effect.

625 ILCS 5/11-501.1(f)
How long do I have to ask for a hearing?

90 days after the notice. The request goes to the circuit court in writing and states your grounds. The court hears it within 30 days of the request or of the first court date on your ticket, and asking does not pause the suspension.

625 ILCS 5/2-118.1(b)
How long does the suspension last?

For a first offender where no one else was hurt: 6 months after a failed test, 12 months after a refusal. Repeat arrests carry longer suspensions.

625 ILCS 5/6-208.1(a)
Where will a Park Ridge case be heard?

At the Skokie Courthouse, 5600 Old Orchard Road, home of the Second Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Traffic offenses written outside Chicago are heard in the district where they happened.

Circuit Court of Cook County
What should I have ready when I call?

The ticket and the notice of summary suspension the officer gave you, and the receipt for your license if you got one. The dates on them set the clock.

Contact

Call the office.

The sooner you call, the more of the clock is left to work with.

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