Government buildings are flying their flags at half-mast through Friday in tribute to a state snowplow fleet driver killed in the line of duty Feb. 14.
Thawing snow, coupled with rainfall, is creating dangerous road conditions in the state. The Illinois Department of Transportation has released a list of driving tips you may want to pass along to your fleet drivers.
Because the ban is a "primary" law, police can ticket a driver for the offense without any other traffic violation taking place.
The state also increased penalties on drivers whose behind-the-wheel use of an electronic device leads to collisions.
At the beginning of the year a number of new traffic laws went into effect in the state of Illinois, two of them regarding the use of cell phones while driving and a third regarding proper safety procedures following an accident that results in only damage to a vehicle.
SPRINGFIELD, IL - In two similar bills introduced on Jan. 10 in the Illinois General Assembly, the change to the state’s vehicle code would restrict cell phone use while driving to hands-free only.