If you are unlucky enough to get a DUI in Illinois, you have a hard road ahead of you. Illinois is one of many states that have settled on .08 as the blood alcohol content that means a person is too impaired by alcohol to drive a motor vehicle. Illinois is more than ready for the drunk driving and tragic deaths to end on their roads of their state. Anyone who is caught driving in the state with his or her tested blood alcohol at that level will run the risk of being pulled over and given a ticket for drunk driving. The research that has been done in Illinois regarding this new law shows that it is working. Those who live in Illinois should know that in order to be stopped, an officer must have a very good reason to stop a moving vehicle. If you are impaired by alcohol and weaving through traffic and crossing over lines, then you can expect to be pulled over and ticketed. If your breathalyzer test reveals that your blood alcohol level is over .08, you will more than likely end up with a DUI.