ILCC News

              ILCC News Winter 2006
Education and enforcement programs also debut in northwest Illinois
On October 19, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich expanded the state’s efforts to crack down on
underage drinking by introducing the TrAIL (Tracking Alcohol in IL) and Don’t Be Sorry
programs to the suburban Chicago collar counties of Kane and McHenry.
Less than a month later, three TrAIL investigations
were underway and the program’s first suburban Chicago
arrest was in the books.
And, on December 19, TrAIL was introduced into the
northwestern Illinois counties of Jo Daviess, Carroll,
and Whiteside.
Funded through a $100,000 traffic safety grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation,
TrAIL is designed to target alcohol sources in underage drinking-related fatalities and injuries. The
program was originally launched in August 2006 on a pilot basis in Sangamon and Jackson counties.
To complement the increased law enforcement, the Governor also expanded the state’s Don’t Be
Sorry educational campaign which teaches kids the consequences of underage drinking.
“As parents, we love our children and try to teach them to make good decisions. But we can’t
be with our kids all of the time to make sure they do the right thing. That’s why TrAIL is so
important. It helps us track people who sell or give alcohol to minors. If we’re serious about
curbing underage drinking, we need to address the problem from every aspect, and that includes
both teaching kids to do the right thing and providing consequences to those giving alcohol to
minors,” said Governor Blagojevich.
Under the TrAIL program, a special investigation is conducted when underage alcohol consumption
is suspected in an incident—such as a car crash, underage drinking party, alcohol poisoning/
overdose, sexual assault or other event—that results in injury or death. If the above criteria are
met, first responding officers will call a 24-hour hotline number to deploy an investigator, who will
TrAIL, Don’t Be Sorry expand into Chicago suburbs
Inside This Issue
TrAIL, Don’t Be Sorry
expand to suburbs. . . . . . 1
New law regarding
open wine bottles . . . . . . 2
Order your FREE
Special Event DVD . . . . 2
e-Service makes it easy
to file your return . . . . . . 4
Order your Tobacco
Kit today! . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Protect yourself
and others. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Are you a top ten
violator? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Responsible Alcohol
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Retailer scan devices . . . 6
Illinois salvaged
liquor requirements . . . . 7
Enhanced phone
system in place . . . . . . . . 7
FREE ILCC materials. . . 8
www.state.il.us/lcc
New Open Wine Bottle Law begins January 1. See Page 2
continued on page 3
ILCC News Volume XX
Winter 2006-07