Lemont Police Join Forces For Enforcement Effort On Route 83

LEMONT, IL — The Lemont Police Department is joining forces with other law enforcement agencies along the Illinois Route 83 corridor through Cook and DuPage County in a special traffic safety campaign on Friday, Sept. 29. The department said the purpose of the campaign is to increase the safety of motorists utilizing the thoroughfare through education and traffic enforcement.

According to the release, enforcement efforts will be concentrated on speed, occupant restraint violations, driving under the influence and other safety violations. Every municipal police agency with jurisdiction over Illinois Route 83 has been invited to participate in the traffic safety campaign.

The department said each jurisdiction has been asked to implement their own enforcement action based upon the needs of their communities.

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