PEOPLE BY VILL. OF ISLAND LAKE v. Larson

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEIGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Larry Larson, was charged by complaint with reckless driving (625 ILCS 5/11 — 503(a) (West 1996)). After the State presented evidence at his bench trial, the defendant moved to dismiss the complaint, alleging that it was void because it did not describe the actual conduct on which the charge was based (see 725 ILCS 5/111 — 3(a)(3) (West 1996)). The trial court granted the motion, and the State appeals (see 145 111. 2d R 604(a)(1)).

The State argues that the complaint, though alleging no facts, was sufficient under the…