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COLLINSVILLE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 8 Commander, Captain Casey Faro, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Madison and St. Clair counties during January. OREPs allow the ISP to focus on safety belt and child safety seat laws. Illinois law requires all vehicle passengers (front and back) to be buckled up! Safety belts are still one of the most effective safety devices in vehicles, estimated to save over 14,000 lives each year. Nearly 50% of vehicle occupants killed in traffic crashes were not buckled up. The objective of this program is to increase occupant restraint compliance through education, child safety seat inspections, and enforcement.

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“I would prefer individual businesses to set the salaries of their employees,” one Republican said.

A snow plow in Brentwood caught fire this morning due to an engine issue, but the driver was not injured and crews are investigating the cause.

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The Post-Dispatch will still publish seven days a week, and you will not see a change in your delivery times.

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