Articles About driving while distracted

• Council takes on distracted driving

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 5, 2012

  At their March 19 meeting, Village Council members had an initial dialogue on a proposed local law to ban texting while driving. The item was discussion only, although Council plans to vote on an ordinance at its April 2 meeting.

• Tragedy sparks effort for new laws

  By Diane ChiddisterFebruary 2, 2012

  

  Life changed swiftly, horribly and irrevocably for the Drummond family on a hot sunny August day last year. Jaye and Kelly Drummond had taken their two children, Lauren, 5, and Matthew, 3, for a picnic at the George Rogers Clark Park west of Springfield, where they lived at the time. They decided to drive back […]