Traffic & Transit
$34K IDOT Grant Given To Plainfield Police For Enforcement Campaigns
The funding will primarily be used to conduct enforcement campaigns for violations that lead to crashes, officials said.
PLAINFIELD, IL — The Plainfield Police Department received a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation to continue enforcement campaigns in 2025.
Deputy Dino Dabezic told Patch the grant totals $34,400. The funding is part of IDOT's 2025 fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025.
Throughout the year, the grant will primarily be used to conduct enforcement efforts for seat belt usage, speeding, distracted and impaired driving and other violations that contribute to crashes.
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In Plainfield police's most recent "Click It or Ticket" campaign, which lasted for two weeks around Halloween, officers issued 42 citations, Patch reported. The bulk of tickets were for seat belt violations.
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