Cook County Board of Review commissioner accused of DUI appears in court

County official charged with DUI will keep driver’s license, judge rules – Usa news

Appearing in court for her first hearing in a DUI case, a Cook County elected official successfully fought off an effort to revoke her driver’s license on Friday, after her defense lawyer aggressively questioned the arresting Chicago Police Department officer. Samantha Steele — a first-term Democratic member of the county’s property-tax appeal panel — was arrested last month on Chicago’s North Side and charged with driving under the influence aft

Cook County Board of Review commissioner accused of DUI appears in court

CHICAGO — A first-term Cook County Board of Review commissioner who was captured on police body cam during a suspected DUI arrest appeared in court this week. 45-year-old Samantha Steele, who is one of three commissioners on the Cook County Board of Review, was at Daley Center on Friday for an initial court hearing. Body camera videos show arrest of Cook County Board of Review commissioner accused of drunk driving Steele was taken into …

Cook County official Samantha Steele appears in court after DUI arrest on North Side

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele appeared in court Friday after a DUI arrest last month on the North Side of Chicago.

Cook County tax commissioner Samantha Steele gets license back after DUI arrest

Samantha Steele, the Cook County Board of Review commissioner arrested last month for driving under the influence of alcohol after a car crash, won back her right to drive on a technicality after her first court appearance Friday. Steele, a first-term commissioner on the three-member panel that hears property tax appeals, crashed what she said was a friend’s car in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood the night of Nov. 10. The incident made waves not o…

Austell Man Accused of DUI and Bribery

David Romero Garcia, 39, of Austell, is accused of driving while under the influence on Dec. 21 at 11 p.m. at the intersection of Maxham Road and Pontiac Circle in Austell, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County…

Cook County official wins court battle to reinstate driver's license after DUI arrest

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele appeared in court Friday to contest a yearlong driver’s license suspension following a DUI arrest in November.