Illinois Drivers: #1 Item to Keep in Your Car for Emergencies

Winter, summer, spring, fall, you name it, there's one item we should always keep in our car that we never thought could be the lifeline we needed to get us out of a sticky situation.

Nope, it's not a first aid kit.. or a blanket.. or windshield wiper fluid...

Are you this way?  You finally clean out your car of everything you don't need laying around and you take out your charger thinking it's not a necessity to keep in the glove compartment?  Same.

The one time I actually clean my car I get a flat tire and have no charge on my phone.  Just my luck.

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Just a few days ago in Rockford, I got stranded a few minutes from my house, my phone at 2%, I didn't have my charger, a major flat tire, and nobody knew I was stranded. I quickly called my parents and boyfriend to let them know I was stranded with no charger, and they rushed to save me. If I had a charger in the car with me, I wouldn't have been so frantic.

Illinois Drivers: #1 Item to Keep in Your Car for Emergencies

You never know when things can go wrong, and having a charger on hand could be the lifesaver you didn't know you needed.  Nobody wants to be stranded in the dead of winter, 14 degrees outside, and a dead phone!

It might sound dumb but keep a charger in the car with you wherever you go.  A spare one in your glove compartment, side pocket, or your trunk are great places to keep extra essentials.

So next time you’re getting ready to drive anywhere, make sure your car is equipped with a reliable phone charger—because you never know when you’ll need it most.  These moments come at the most inconvenient times, trust me!