Cook County Official Faces DUI Charge After Alleged Crash and Arrest

Commissioner Samantha Steele allegedly invoked her elected status, refused cooperation, and made inappropriate remarks during the incident.

Samantha Steele, a Cook County Board of Review commissioner, was arrested on November 10 for alleged DUI after a crash involving two cars in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.
Bodycam footage shows Steele repeatedly refusing to provide her ID, invoking her status as an elected official, and delaying compliance until her attorney arrived.
Police discovered a half-empty bottle of wine in the car she was driving, and Steele declined both field sobriety and breathalyzer tests at the scene.
Steele allegedly made inappropriate comments, including remarks perceived as sexual harassment and possibly racist, toward one of the arresting officers.
The incident has prompted calls for Steele's resignation, with critics citing her behavior as unbecoming of an elected official.