Red Light Revolt!

You might remember that Springfield took its red-light cameras offline this spring after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the city. The city dismissed any outstanding tickets, but that left a big question: What about the folks who already paid their fines? That led, naturally, to a class-action lawsuit seeking the return of $800K

Story Published: Sep 4, 2010 at 10:47 PM CDT Story Updated: Sep 4, 2010 at 10:47 PM CDT

Missouri: Federal Judge Likes Red Light Cameras, Denies Class Action Refund Federal judge who likes red light cameras allows Springfield, Missouri to escape refunds for illegal program.

Another Lake County town is moving toward having red-light cameras installed on a popular highway to the Chain O’ Lakes and Wisconsin.

Cook County Commissioner Timothy Schneider believes he has seized the initiative to turn back a red-light-camera program with the legal finding that the county can’t arbitrarily impose it on municipalities. County Board President Todd Stroger and Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, both Chicago Democrats, have pushed the program by insisting that the county could press the responsibility for maintaining an intersection on any municipality that rejected placing a red-light camera there. High maintenance costs would all but force local governments to accept the controversial cameras wherever the county wanted to place them

Chicago – Des Plaines is going ahead with plans to install red light cameras despite the objections of its mayor. The first camera will be installed at the corner of Golf and Rand. Sixteen accidents were reported there in 2008, making it one of the most dangerous intersections in the city

This page contains a single entry by Naperville Sun editors published on August 24, 2010 10:33 PM . After all this…Quiet UPDATE: RETRIAL

A Flossmoor man who said he was threatened by Chicago Heights employees this summer during a red-light ticket hearing is suing the city over its use of red-light cameras.

South Suburban Chicago couple claims red light cameras are unconstitutional Updated 8:15 AM CDT, Sat, Aug 21, 2010 Print Share A couple filed a lawsuit Friday claiming that the installation of red light cameras in south suburban Chicago Heights is a “lucrative scheme” to collect money. Lawyer Patrick J. Keating and his wife, Elizabeth claimed that they received a red light violation that occurred May 20, according to the suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

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