Tell Me Why Yorkville Isn't in This Program to Stop Teen Car Deaths

Operation Click was started in Crystal Lake eight years ago. Sadly, Operation Click outgrew the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn.

Happily, 40,000 high school Illinois students from Harvard to Champaign were involved this year.

The program involves offering incentives to high school students to fasten their seat belts and not drink and drive.

Over 95% seat belt compliance is common. Harvard and Hebron reached and maintained 100% for the whole year...in their first year.

I so enjoyed the Crystal Lake award ceremony two years ago when Cary-Grove High School's Kate McNamee won.

The photograph above was taken by Graham Hill, sports photographer for the Chicago Slaughter, the arena football team that plays at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.

It's taken of a winner at an Operation Click awards ceremony – Johnsburg High School's Jeremy Cable.

He won a won a Chevrolet HHR donated by Gary Lang Auto Group.

Other car contributors are

Crystal Lake Pontiac/GMC (Crystal Lake Chapter)

Libertyville Chevrolet (Wauconda Chapter)

Marquardt Pontiac/Buick/GMC in Barrington (Barrington Chapter).

Worden-Martin Pontiac/Buick/GMC in Champaign is donating two cars (Champaign Chapter in memory of Caleb M. Roche and the Champaign County Chapter).

Black Diamond Plumbing and Electrical (Woodstock Chapter).

My thanks to Crystal Lake Police Officer Sean McGrath for providing the photo and the information. McGrath is seen above on a YouTube presentation of the program produced by Dobbe Marketing and Afterglow Creative Services.

More articles on Operation Click coming up on McHenry County Blog.