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Date to put down phones: Jan. 1 Quinn signs law forbidding motorists from using hand-held tech devices while driving By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com Drivers soon will have to hang up their cellphones and concentrate on the road after a Gov. Pat Quinnbacked bill was signed into law. The law bans the use of handheld devices while driving. Motorists are expected to use hands-free devices, such as Bluetooth headsets, if they want to make a phone call. The legislation has the support
of law enforcement and safety advocates. Because talking and cruising is so commonplace, violators shouldn’t be hard to find. “Clearly all you have to do is pull up to any intersection and you can spot two to three people on the phone,” said James Wales, director of police and public safety for Lake in the Hills. Illinois joins 11 other states and Washington, D.C., in banning handheld phones on the road. Texting
Voice your opinion Do you use a hands-free device for your cellphone? Vote online at NWHerald.com. while driving already is illegal. McHenry County Undersheriff Andrew Zinke said distracted driving is a lot like drunken driving, in that in both cases motorists are erratic, swerving and often stopping quickly. The U.S. Transportation Depart-
ment says drivers using hand-held devices are four times more likely to get into crashes causing injuries. Distracted driving caused 387,000 injuries and 3,000 deaths in 2011. Itasca-based National Safety Counsel encourages those who need to talk or text to pull off the road. Hands-free cellphones aren’t necessarily safer, the council says. Driving while talking on the phone in any way is a visual, mechanical and cognitive distraction.
“People are still going to be distracted by their conversations rather than paying attention to the road,” Zinke said, adding that he supports “anything to make our roads a little safer.” The fee for a violation starts at $75 for the first offense and grows to $150 by the fourth. The new law takes effect Jan. 1.
• The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Law lowers required age of Ill. students
ESTATE SALES, AUCTIONS APLENTY COUNTYWIDE
New compulsory age will be 6 years old By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press
Lathan Goumas – lgoumas@shawmedia.com
Appraiser Bruce Treadway prices a barometer Aug. 18 for an estate sale at a home in Woodstock.
Hunting for treasures Shoppers seek vintage bargains at selling events By LAWERENCE SYNETT lsynett@shawmedia.com Connie Tondo loves to shop. The Algonquin resident was perusing a library book sale four years ago with her husband when the couple passed an estate sale
and decided to stop by. The rest is history. She now starts each week looking for estate sales within a 20mile radius of her home, with her farthest destination being Aurora over the years. That usually includes attend-
ing two or three a week in search of small antiques and vintage pieces, with her most satisfying purchase a more-than-120-yearold beaver fur top hat her husband had always wanted.
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It’s a game played between the auction company and the buyer. They want it cheap and we want to sell it for as much as we can. Hopefully we meet somewhere in between that’s closer to our side.” Kevin Bunte
CHICAGO – Illinois will lower the required age that students must attend school under legislation signed Sunday by Gov. Pat Quinn. The law, which takes effect in the 2014-15 school year, lowers the compulsory age from 7 to 6, a move state officials said puts Illinois in line with about half of U.S. states. “It’s all about getting an early start on education,” Quinn said at an elementary school on the city’s Gov. Pat West Side. He spoke a day be- Quinn fore hundreds of thousands of Chicago Public Schools students are expected to start the first day of classes. Quinn and one of the bill’s sponsors, Chicago Democrat LaShawn Rep. LaShawn Ford, Ford credited the Chicago Tribune’s series last year on truancy and absenteeism as a trigger for the bill. Earlier this year, state lawmakers created a task force to examine the issue. According to the new law, any student turning 6 years old on or before Sept. 1 must be enrolled to attend school for that school year.
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LITH TO CELEBRATE SUMMER FESTIVAL Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival will be Friday through Sunday in Sunset Park, Lake in the Hills. This 13th annual event will feature a parade, carnival rides, a classic and custom car show, the Sunset 5K and fireworks. For information, visit www.summersunsetfest.com.
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