Motion practice sequences in a specific order for tactical reasons. First comes the summary suspension hearing under 625 ILCS 5/2-118.1, typically within 30 days of the request. Second, motions to suppress the stop, seizure, or statements under Fourth and Fifth Amendment grounds. Third, motions in limine addressing admissibility of chemical evidence, DRE testimony, or prior statements. Fourth, discovery-based motions if the State fails to tender. The chicagoduilawyer.net brand structures each motion to build toward negotiation leverage: winning any one moves the plea posture, and winning the suppression usually collapses the case. Sequence is strategy, not procedure.
