People v. Allen

The State appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 301 (134 Ill. 2d R. 301) from final judgment of the circuit court of Effingham County granting defendant Gregory S. Allen’s petition to rescind the statutory summary suspension of his driver’s license. Defendant has not filed a brief with this court. We proceed to address the merits of the State’s appeal. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp. (1976), 63 Ill. 2d 128, 345 N.E.2d 493; Haeflinger v. City of Wood Dale (1984), 129 Ill. App. 3d 674, 472 N.E.2d 1228.

On December 25, 1989, defendant was arrested and charged by a…