fighting a traffic citation in illinois

I would first call the DA's office for that jurisdiction & see if they will reduce it to a non-moving (unless you want to dismiss the whole thing & pay nothing). But, if your just interested in keeping it quite & dealing with it yourself & not involving attorney's, thats what I would do.... which I have done several times successfully.
Normally if you contact the DA & ask his office for help.... because you have a CDL.... they will most of the time help you.

Normally one of the following will happen.
They will reduce it to a non-moving & you pay the fine.
They will reduce it to a non-moving & you pay a bit more like $25 or $50 for their trouble.
They will reduce it to a non-moving & you pay the fine of the reduced charge.
They will reduce it to a non-moving & you have to sign an agreement which agrees, basically to a probational period, that you won't get another ticket in that jurisdiction within another 6 months or a years etc. However, if you do get another ticket in that jurisdiction, this charge & the original fine will re-instate & it will go on your drivers licence record.

I am sure that there are many other alternate ways that DA's work with you but this is the most common ways that I know of.

The good thing is... its a free shot in the dark. If it works, then your home free, it doesn't go on your record & no one knows anything about it. If it doesn't, you can always retain an attorney & try it that way.

Hope this helps... good Luck