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1. Article number 1 - Governor Rauner Reform Agenda
2. Article number 2 - Check Your List Twice: Drive Sober and Buckle Up
3. Article number 3 - Governor Discusses Department of Corrections Transformation and Criminal Justice Reforms
4. Article number 4 - Drones to Offer New View on Transportation
5. Article number 5 - Know Before You Go with IDOT’S Winter Road Conditions Map

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  Governor Rauner Reform Agenda

  SPRINGFIELD, IL – Every day, I am working to bring needed reforms to our great state, including term limits, lower property taxes, more jobs, education reform and pension reform.

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  Check Your List Twice: Drive Sober and Buckle Up

  CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and local police throughout the state are teaming up to make sure driving sober and buckling up are a holiday tradition. As part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, nearly 200 law enforcement agencies will be out in force across Illinois in an end-of-year push to drive down fatalities.

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  Governor Discusses Department of Corrections Transformation and Criminal Justice Reforms

  SPRINGFIELD, IL - Governor Rauner joined Illinois Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin to highlight efforts the administration has made to transform the Department of Corrections (DOC) along with other criminal justice reforms. Nearly 13,000 security, non-security and contract DOC staff have participated in a two-day Mental Illness 101 – See the Person not the Illness training session in 2016 with almost 100 percent compliance.

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  Drones to Offer New View on Transportation

  SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Transportation has begun testing drone technology to potentially help improve the safety of workers and the public, reduce costs and introduce new strategies on everything from bridge inspections to determining the appropriate responses to emergency incidents.

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  Know Before You Go with IDOT’S Winter Road Conditions Map

  SPRINGFIELD, IL – With more snow in the forecast this weekend and the official start of winter coming soon, the Illinois Department of Transportation reminds you to visit www.gettingaroundillinois.com for updated Illinois road conditions before heading out.

  Available on your computer and mobile device, clicking the “Winter Road Conditions” tab provides an overview of how the roads are looking throughout the state.