Articles filed under Transportation
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Proposed law would impose $100 fines on speed-camera evidenceMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban lawmaker insists his plan allowing the suburbs to use cameras to ticket speeding drivers is all about safety. But one of the leading companies i...
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Lake in the Hills candidates debate adding traffic camerasMar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Does Lake in the Hills need more red-light cameras? It depends on who you ask. The two incumbents running for three village trustee seats say they'd love to see more ca...
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Red light cameras activated in Lombard, Villa ParkMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Villa Park and Lombard soon will be collecting green from motorists ignoring red, with the goal of reducing accidents. Villa Park police already have started issuing tic...
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Red-light cameras may be coming to Des PlainesMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Mounted traffic cameras could soon be focused on two accident-heavy Des Plaines intersections - Mount Prospect Road and Touhy Avenue, and River and Golf roads. The Des P...
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A snapshot of Meadows' red light cameras, a year laterFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - About a year ago, Rolling Meadows police installed the city's first "red light" camera as a boost to traffic enforcement. Since then the cameras have been in the news as...
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Schaumburg to take down red light cameraFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg officials received both praise and scorn Tuesday night over two actions related to their red-light camera policy. What a couple of residents found praiseworth...
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Des Plaines holds off on traffic camsFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - With lingering questions about projected revenues and risk, the Des Plaines city council Tuesday night delayed selecting a vendor for the city's automated red-light came...
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Red light camera raises red flag in SchaumburgFeb 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Schaumburg's public safety committee Thursday endorsed a staff recommendation to keep a red light camera turned off that generated nearly $1 million in fines for illegal...
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Schaumburg mulls adjusting red light camera policyFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Even as neighboring municipalities continue preparations to add red light cameras, Schaumburg is considering backing off a bit from its current use. A camera targeting r...
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Des Plaines considering red-light camerasJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It's not about the green, Des Plaines officials say. Yet motorists may have to fork out a lot of it if the Des Plaines city council approves red light cameras for accide...