People v. Madden

Defendant James E. Madden appeals from the denial of his petition to rescind the summary suspension of his driving privileges. The defendant’s sole argument is that his statutory summary suspension should have been rescinded because the cause was not heard within 30 days of the filing of his original petition to rescind. We reverse.

On September 3, 1994, the defendant was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501 (West 1992)). The arresting officer served the defendant with notice of the summary suspension of his driving privileges for his refusal to submit to a…