AS SCHOOL STARTS BACK UP IN SOME AREAS, THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE IS URGING THE PUBLIC TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS ABOUT ROADWAY SAFETY. 

BACK TO SCHOOL MEANS MORE VEHICLE, BICYCLE AND FOOT TRAFFIC SAYS TROOPER JOSH KORANDO (co-rondo).

STATE POLICE ALSO REMIND THAT THE SPEED LIMIT FOR POSTED SCHOOL ZONES IS 20 MILES PER HOUR. THAT’S IN EFFECT FROM SEVEN A-M TO FOUR P-M ON SCHOOL DAYS WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT. 

FINES INCREASE FOR TALKING OR TEXTING ON A HAND-HELD CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE.