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Drivers educated on cellphone law

By Ryan Chodora | February 13, 2014

Illinois is launching a campaign to educate drivers about a ban on driving with hand-held cellphones.Several state departments have launched a campaign, Drop it and Drive, to raise awareness of the law. The campaign will include the distribution of posters...

Mike Morocco, senior time arts major, takes the eco park bike pah as a shortcut back to his apartment in September 2011.

City plans to add bike paths to DeKalb

By Ali Combs | April 3, 2013

The city of DeKalb is making plans for a nearly $1 million bike path. The path will be funded mostly by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) through a bike trail enhancement grant. The grant will be used to build a bike path that...