Lake Forest PD to Crack Down on Cell Use While Driving

The Lake Forest Police Department will be joining forces with the Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood, Winnetka and Waukegan Police Departments from Aug. 26-30 to enforce and educate the communities on hand-held cell phone use while driving restrictions. 

All of the involved communities have similar ordinances which restrict the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. 

Between June 3-7, the five departments (with the exception of Highwood, as its restrictions began on Aug. 1) issued a total of 152 citations and 79 warnings for hand-held cell phone use while driving violations, 37 citations for hand-held cell phone use while in a school zone and 81 citations for hand-held cell phone use while driving in a construction zone. 

On Saturday, Gov. Pat Quinn a state-wide ban of hand-held devices behind the wheel into law. The law will take effect on Jan. 1.