The Illinois State Bar Association is participating in Lt. Governor Sheila Simon’s annual cell phone drive to collect old phones for use by victims of domestic violence.

Phones may be dropped off at the Illinois Bar Center, Jackson Street parking lot entrance in Springfield from 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., through Oct. 12. Other locations are in Chicago and Carbondale, and at the State Capitol. [See complete story.]

For each phone donated during the drive, Verizon Wireless will donate $10 to the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence.