People v. O'Neil

Defendant, Edward O’Neil, appeals the trial court’s order denying defendant’s petition to rescind the statutory summary suspension of his driving privileges. The trial court denied the petition to rescind before conducting a hearing because defendant failed to file his petition within 90 days after defendant was allegedly notified about the suspension. See 625 ILCS 5/2—118.1(b) (West 2000). On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the Secretary of State’s (Secretary’s) failure to send a prompt confirmation of the suspension prevented defendant from filing a timely petition; (2) the Secretary’s…