Articles filed under Transportation
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Elgin mayor cautious of installing camerasJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Mayor Ed Schock wants to see more information about whether the city should install red-light cameras. "I want to see why we think those are justified," he said th...
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Lawsuits residue of Schaumburg's red light camera fracasJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Red-light cameras are down in Schaumburg but lawsuits related to the village's brief brush with surveillance technology remain, including one class-action claim. Lawyers...
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Buffalo Grove to talk with red-light camera vendorJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove will begin formal talks with a red-light camera company, but has stopped short of fully committing to the controversial system. Trustees will decide later ...
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Less on red light cameras, more on the elderlyJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - After "Red Camera" articles taking up about 10 pages of paper during the past couple of days I am motivated to question your priorities. Only about one page of your pap...
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Cameras all about generating moneyJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Upset about so many tickets for right turn on red? Follow the money. The camera companies benefit when there's more tickets issued; they're interested in generating as m...
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2 more red-light cameras are coming to NapervilleJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville will add red-light cameras at two more intersections. Though cameras around the suburbs have been a recent source of controversy, Naperville officials say the...
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No sympathy for tickets on right turnsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Several times each week I walk to complete various errands in and around Central Naperville. As a frequent pedestrian, I have no sympathy for drivers who get ticketed tu...
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Carol Stream officials defend contract with camera firmJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Red-light cameras were at the forefront of the Carol Stream village board meeting Monday as a resident questioned a contract for the technology that had been approved by...
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Police officers put differences on red light cameras in writingJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Lifesaver or Big Brother? It's a dichotomy that surfaced frequently during a Daily Herald investigation of the red-light camera explosion in the suburbs. The "Seeing Red...
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No tickets if you obey traffic lawsJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing concerning your excellent coverage of the red-light camera issue, which has become a hot topic all across the Chicago area. First of all, are people really...