Articles filed under Transportation
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Let's put camera at Anderson, WilliamsJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I am wondering if village vehicles are exempt from the "red-light cameras"? I am also wondering why bicyclists that blow stop signs are not stopped and ticketed? If they...
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Going Hollywood with red-light videos could make everyone happyJul 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I arrived at the Wheeling police station thinking Sgt. Mike Porzycki had a tedious job. After all, where's the fun in watching hundreds of videos of sloppy drivers? But ...
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No new cameras until system fixedJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite expert and legislative opinion that red-light cameras need to be used more judiciously, several suburbs are moving forward with plans to install more cameras. We...
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Red light cameras: modern-day trollsJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The fact is we are in one of the worst recessions since the great depression, tax revenues are down across the board, and public support for any tax increase borders on ...
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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...