Gurnee Illinois – Memorial Day is right around the corner and it also marks the unofficial start of the summer season that means there will be a lot of travelers and more on the roads on Friday 22 of May to Monday 25 of May. The Gurnee police announced that they will be kicking off click it or ticket to make sure all drivers driving though Illinois got their seat belt on they are starting on Friday the 15th of May to Wednesday the 27th of May to make the roads saver for everyone they will also be watching out for distracted drivers.

The Gurnee police also want to remind all drivers that the Illinois law requires all drivers and passengers to wear seat belts. While usage has increased to 93% in 2025, unrestrained fatalities remain a concern, especially at night.

For more information on safe driving practices, visit ItsNotaGameIllinois.com. If you are planning to go to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport, or Chicago’s Union Station for the Memorial Day weekend. Please get to the Airports and train stations early the best time to travel and hit the road to get to your holiday dissension is going to be early morning and late afternoon you can also take Metra’s North Central Line and the CTA Blue Line or Pace Bus to get to O’Hare and you can also take the Milwaukee County Transit System’s Green Line bus to get to General Mitchell so you can beat the traffic and won’t have to pay for parking at the airports. According to the AAA website AAA said that 45.1 Million people are expected to travel by Car, train, or by plane darning the holiday weekend. Here is the link to the AAA website newsroom page – AAA Newsroom where you can information and read more of their press release about the Memorial Day holiday weekend and holiday weekend travel. Please note that Metra’s North Central Line does not have weekend service and all Metra lines will be operating on Sunday/ holiday schedules as well as Milwaukee County Transit and the CTA will also be operating on Sunday / holiday schedule on Monday May 25 on Memorial Day.