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NewsAugust 20, 2013

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois motorists could face a $75 fine if they are caught using a cellphone without a hands-free device beginning Jan. 1. In action Friday, Gov. Pat Quinn signed the new rule into law, as well as a proposal that increases penalties for any accident in which use of an electronic device while driving is the cause...

Kurt Erickson

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois motorists could face a $75 fine if they are caught using a cellphone without a hands-free device beginning Jan. 1.

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