Palos Park Police to Step Up Patrols Thanksgiving Weekend

Palos Park kicks off the Village’s “Ice and Snow, Take it Slow,” campaign to raise awareness about winter driving. The campaign reminds drivers of safe driving tactics in winter conditions, including slower speeds, slower acceleration, slower steering and slower braking. Ice and snow, combined with Palos Park’s steep hills, can make for hazardous driving conditions.

As motorists hit the road to visit with family and friends, Palos Park police want every celebration to be a joyous occasion, so travelers are reminded that state and local law enforcement will be out in force through the Thanksgiving weekend.

Palos Park Police officers will be out in force over the long Thanksgiving Holiday weekend looking for speeders and others violating traffic laws.

The night before Thanksgiving is considered one of the biggest party nights of the year. Chief Joe Miller said Palos Park officers will be deployed to watch for speeding, and focus on high-risk behaviors like impaired driving, seatbelt violations and aggressive and distracted driving.

“We hope our efforts work to end senseless tragedies that in most cases could have been prevented,” Miller said. “Palos Park’s frontline officers will be highly visible throughout the weekend and will have a ’zero tolerance’ approach to drivers recklessly putting others’ lives at risk.”