Glencoe looks to add DUI, reckless driving, more to village prosecutors plate

Amid some concerns on how the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office is handling certain traffic cases, Glencoe officials are moving toward enlarging the role of its village prosecutor. The village is negotiating with the Addis Law Group (ALG), a law firm led by Village Prosecutor Wayne Addis to now try DUI, reckless driving and other misdemeanor traffic offenses, according to officials. ALG’s responsibilities now include prosecutions of village ordinance violations such as building, zoning, property maintenance, business licensing, animal control and parking, according to a memo from Public Safety Director Sean Loughran. At a July 18 Committee of the Whole […]