Articles filed under Traffic Cameras
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How to make sure the camera won't catch youJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - What's the protocol when you come to a red light? State law is clear - drivers must reach a complete stop at the marked line. Here are a few other pointers from the Illi...
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Rules of the red light cameraJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - How the hammer comes down for red-light violations: • Violations result from entering an intersection by passing beyond the white line after the traffic light turns...
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Inside the courtroom as one motorist appeals a red-light ticketJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - For seven months, Michael Hillyer and Kathy Krawczyk resisted paying a ticket for turning right on a red light in Schaumburg. It cost them $140 to appeal a hearing offic...
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Scofflaws plead their cases, but most tickets upheldJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a sunny morning outside, but inside a chilly gloom pervades the utilitarian meeting room at the Elk Grove Village fire department. There's a green carpet, neutral w...
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East Dundee eyes red light runnersJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorists traveling through East Dundee will need to pay close attention when approaching a couple of major intersections or turning right against a red light. The villa...
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Buffalo Grove looking into red light camerasJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove joins a growing list of suburban communities considering installing red-light cameras at intersections in a move police say would improve safety. The villa...
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Schaumburg showing stop sign to red light camerasJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - While red-light cameras remain a technology many suburbs still plan for their futures, in Schaumburg they're about to become a thing of the past. A staff recommendation ...
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Red-light camera plan in Kane County on holdJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Plans for Kane County's first red-light camera are on hold after Sheriff Pat Perez said he'll go back to the drawing board and select an intersection with a history of t...
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Kane County's first red light camera has a tough roadJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Kane County's chief law enforcement officer must step up his evidence collection techniques if he hopes to add red light cameras to his safety efforts. Sheriff Pat Perez...
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Hoffman Estates, smile for the red-light cameraJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Motorists cruising through Hoffman Estates could see red-light cameras installed as early as October. The village is still waiting for approvals from IDOT for cameras at...