Chicago DUI attorney is surprised that a DUI changed state Senate rules

This Chicago DUI attorney has posted here and here on government issues and DUI’s.  Who would have thought that a perk for State Representatives would go out of the window because of a DUI arrest?

May 4, Chicago, Il

 Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is no longer using the state-owned SUV his son was driving during a DUI arrest last month.

On Tuesday, Cullerton announced that he has transferred the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services. The agency will decide where to place the car as other agencies have requested vehicles but have been unable to buy them due to the state's budget crisis.

The incident also prompted Cullerton to change Senate rules regarding the use of the taxpayer-funded cars, which will no longer be allowed to be parked and stored at private residences. Cullerton primarily kept the SUV at his Chicago home, but moved it to the downtown state building following his son's arrest.

Lawmakers and staff members also must now log travel details, including the date, time and mileage of all trips.

 Are you as surprised as I was that government workers didn’t have to provide travel logs for the use of a government vehicle?