Rear-Facing Restraint Now Required for Illinois Infants
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois children must ride in rear-facing child-restraint seats in automobiles until age 2 under a law Gov. Bruce Rauner signed. The Republican OK’d the measure for small backseat passengers Friday. Rear-facing restraints are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics . Children taller than 40 inches or weighing more than 40 pounds are exempt. Rep.…