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Cell Phone Ban Headed to Governor

The Illinois House gave final approval on Tuesday to a ban on the hand-held use of cell phones behind the wheel. The fate of the idea is now up to Gov. Pat Quinn. The issue had been debated before, but … Continue reading

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Cellphone Ban While Driving Passes Illinois House

Holding a cell phone up to your ear while driving would be illegal under a measure approved Thursday by the Illinois House.   Amanda Vinicky has more on the distracted-driving crackdown. [.mp3 - :51 - 803 KB] Representative John D’Amico, … Continue reading

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Harsher Penalties For Disabled Parking Abusers Proposed

Lawmakers and the secretary of state are trying to create harsher penalties for people who use disabled parking placards and license plates that don’t belong to them. Rachel Otwell has the report:

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