Make it to the Holiday dinner table: drive sober

The Ill. Department of Transportation, ISP and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are reminding the public to buckle up and drive sober this Thanksgiving. Motorists will see hundreds of additional seat belt enforcement zones and other enforcement patrols looking for seat belt law violators and drug- and alcohol-impaired drivers through Nov. 28.

"Unfortunately, some drivers and their passengers will travel without ever buckling their seat belts. Seat belts save lives. It really is that simple," said IDOT's Director of Highways Project Implementation Steve Travia. "Driving distracted...