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Texting and Driving Ban

Texting While Driving Ban Becomes Official

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 09.06.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- College student Juan Ibarra hopes a new Illinois law banning text messaging while driving will help him kick the dangerous habit. "I ...

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Texting And Driving Ban Approved By Senate

AP | Posted 06.19.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois Senate has joined the campaign against motorists who send text messages while driving. Senators voted 45-6 to ...

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House Votes To Ban Texting While Driving

AP | Posted 05.02.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois House wants to bar people from sending or reading text messages while driving. The House approved the ban 89-2...

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State Moves To Ban Texting And Driving

AP | Posted 03.13.2009 | Chicago

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State Sen. Dan Rutherford is trying to put the brakes on texting while driving in Illinois. The Pontiac Republican says violators would pay $75 under...

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Chicago Bans Texting While Driving

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 11.08.2008 | Chicago

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Motorists who send text messages or surf the Internet while driving would face stiff fines -- ranging from $75 to $200 -- under a crackdown advanced b...

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Texting While Driving Ban Moving Forward

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago

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A City Council committee today unanimously passed a proposed ban on sending text messages while driving in Chicago. The measure is likely to come up ...

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