Illinois

CHIGAGO, IL, May 16, 2008 - Kate Voegele, a recording artist and guest star of TV's "One Tree Hill," has joined forces with the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), RADD - the entertainment industry's voice for road safety - and The Allstate Foundation to encourage teens to drive safely during prom season. The goal is to continue the safety improvements that resulted in a dramatic 61 percent drop in teen auto fatalities in Illinois from 57 in Jan. 1 - April 15, 2007 to 22 during the same period this year.

Chicago, Ill., May 12, 2008 - Illinois state officials are crediting Ford Motor Company Fund's Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) teen safe driving program for helping reduce the state's teen auto fatalities by 61 percent reduction thus far in 2008. The state is expanding the partnership with one of the nation's toughest teen safety campaigns - Operation Teen Safe Driving, which is modeled after DSFL - after teen fatalities in the state fell from 57 in Jan. 1 - April 15, 2007 to 22 during the same period this year.

Highlights:
* State of Illinois, Ford Driving Skills for Life program team up on one of nation's toughest teen safe driving initiatives that's already helped reduce teen auto fatalities 61 percent.

Northbrook, IL (Oct. 5, 2007) - You may have caught the blue and green “e” ethanol logo on the #17 IndyCar® Series entry during the Indianapolis 500 this summer. Or maybe you’ve seen it during one of the “pump tours” during which hundreds of drivers line up to purchase ethanol-enriched fuel at a discounted price. Now that “e” is coming to the Village of Northbrook and the rest of Illinois.