Village of Park Forest v. Fagan

The issue in these consolidated appeals concerns the proper construction and application of Supreme Court Rule 504, which provides, inter alia, that appearance dates in traffic cases shall be set “not less than 10 days but within 45 days after the date of arrest, whenever practicable.” Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 504.

In No. 48241, the defendant, Holley H. Fagan, was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and failure to comply with ordinance requirements upon striking an unattended motor vehicle, in violation of two ordinances of the village…