​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ *Media Advisory*

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ‘Winter Weather – Get it Together’ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

QUINCY – Transportation and law enforcement officials will launch this year’s “Winter Weather – Get it Together” campaign. Representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation and local law enforcement will offer important winter safety advice for the public. Interview, B-roll and plow ride-a-long opportunities will be available. Learn more about what winter has in store and what frontline responders have done to prepare.

WHO: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ lllinois Department of Transportation
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Quincy Police Department

WHAT: ​ Media availability to discuss how to make this a safe winter season.

WHEN: ​ Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 10 a.m.

WHERE: Illinois Department of Transportation maintenance yard
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 800 Kochs Lane
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Quincy

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