Press Release: The Evanston Police Department Announces 'Click It or Ticket' Campaign Numbers

City of Evanston, Illinois sent this bulletin at 05/29/2025 07:30 AM CDT

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The Evanston Police Department Announces 'Click It or Ticket' Campaign Numbers

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Click It or Ticket

Evanston, IL - The Evanston Police Department today announced it issued 81 citations during the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” enforcement period.

“Through the Memorial Day enforcement campaign, we helped make Illinois roads safer and spread the word that seat belts save lives,” said Sergeant Jeff Faison

During the enforcement period, the Evanston Police Department wrote 24 citations for seat belt violations and took the following additional actions:

1 DUI arrest
2 suspended/revoked license
3 uninsured motorist citations
11 speeding citations
17 distracted driving citations
26 assorted moving and non-moving citations

The “Click It or Ticket” campaign is funded with federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. For more information on safe driving practices, visit ItsNotaGameIllinois.com.

For more information, please call/text 847-448-4311. For convenience, residents may simply dial 3-1-1 in Evanston.

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Media Relations: Sergeant Jeff Faison
jfaison@cityofevanston.org
Phone: 847-866-5079

Evanston Police Department

1454 Elmwood Ave., Evanston, IL 60201

847-866-5000

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