Illinois

1M Chicago Speed Camera Tickets Fail to Stop Record Traffic Deaths

Jul

2022

1M Chicago Speed Camera Tickets Fail to Stop Record Traffic Deaths

Chicago reported more traffic deaths in the first six months of 2022 than in any year since 2017, despite speed cameras issuing over 1 million tickets – as many tickets as Chicago has households. Two-thirds of the fines were for speeding 6-10 mph.

Democratic Operative Patrick Doherty Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Red-Light Camera Probe

Jul

2022

Red Light Cameras

Democratic Operative Patrick Doherty Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Red-Light Camera Probe

A longtime Democratic operative pleaded guilty Wednesday to a wide range of corruption schemes stemming from a sprawling federal bribery investigation involving red-light cameras.

Amid Scandals, Boosted Calls to Negate Red Light Cameras in Illinois

Jun

2022

Red Light Cameras

Amid Scandals, Boosted Calls to Negate Red Light Cameras in Illinois

Activists are ramping up their calls for Illinois to shut down its operation of red light cameras in the wake of widespread corruption.

Jun

2022

License Plate Readers

You're Being Tracked in Clarendon Hills

The village bought license plate readers, but records don't indicate where the village installed them.

Brothers Indicted in Widening Illinois Red Light Camera Corruption Probe

May

2022

Red Light Cameras

Brothers Indicted in Widening Illinois Red Light Camera Corruption Probe

Federal prosecutors file felony charges against brothers who took a $14 cut of every red light camera ticket issued in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

Chicago Makes More Drivers Pay Speed Camera, Red Light Camera Tickets Gotten by Thieves, They Say

May

2022

Red Light Cameras

Chicago Makes More Drivers Pay Speed Camera, Red Light Camera Tickets Gotten by Thieves, They Say

More people say the city of Chicago is making them pay speed camera or red light camera tickets racked up by thieves who stole their car or plates.

Legislation Would Disconnect Suburban Red-Light Cameras if They Involve Corruption

Apr

2022

Red Light Cameras

Legislation Would Disconnect Suburban Red-Light Cameras if They Involve Corruption

Republican state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi said she will reintroduce her bill that would prevent towns and counties from operating red-light camera locations where the installation of the devices is linked to "public corruption charges."

Don't Make Privacy a Victim of Fighting Crime

Apr

2022

License Plate Readers

Don't Make Privacy a Victim of Fighting Crime

Across the country, ALPRs capture scads of passing license plate numbers, along with the location, date, and time and photos of the vehicles. Sometimes they also snap a photo of the driver and passengers.

Former Crestwood Mayor Sentenced to 1 Year for Bribery

Apr

2022

Red Light Cameras

Former Crestwood Mayor Sentenced to 1 Year for Bribery

Former Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta was sentenced Monday to one year in prison, five months after he quit and admitted he took a secret $5,000 cash bribe while corruptly promising to hike the number of red-light camera tickets issued in the southwest suburb.

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