ALGONQUIN – The Illinois Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced the opening of its Labor Day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement effort.

Illinois has seen a reduction in drunken driving fatalities in recent years, but the numbers still show that many lives are lost or forever changed in crashes involving alcohol, spokesman Robert Brasky said in a news release.

The announcement comes as the Illinois State Police joins nearly 300 local law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois for the Labor Day crackdown through Sept. 3.