Illinois Traffic Deaths Rising

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Illinois State Police report a 25-percent increase in traffic deaths this year compared with 2015, while some areas are seeing even bigger spikes.  Statewide, there have been two-hundred-89 fatalities this year compared with two-hundred-31 for all of last year.  In the four northern Illinois counties in State Police District 16, though, there’s been a one-hundred-33-percent increase  — from nine deaths last year to 21 so far this year. Police say drunk driving, speeding and failing to use seatbelts remain the most significant factors in Illinois traffic fatalities.