The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic safety campaign December 12, 2025 – January 5, 2026 reminding motorists to buckle up and drive sober. The “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization was conducted by The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce highway fatalities.
During the campaign, The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office issued:
- 10 seat belt citations
- 1 transportation of open alcohol by driver citation
- 2 suspended/revoked license citations
- 6 uninsured motorist citation
- 86 speeding citations
- 3 suspended registration citations
- 2 unlawful possession of cannabis citations
- 9 electronic communication citations
- 25 other various citations
The Christmas and New Year’s Eve enforcement effort is made possible by federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation and is part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns.