*Media Advisory*

MOUNT VERNON — Transportation and law enforcement officials will launch this year’s “Winter Weather — Get it Together” campaign. Representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police 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: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Illinois Department of Transportation ​
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Illinois State Police

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

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

WHERE: IDOT Mount Vernon Maintenance Yard ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 1 Fountain Place ​ ​ ​
​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Mount Vernon, IL 62864

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