Red-light cameras have been the subject of multiple corruption investigations and have cost Illinois drivers over $1 billion.
Illinois House passes bill to tear down nearly 100 red-light cameras
A proposal to limit red-light cameras in Illinois is making significant progress.
New bill would stop suspending Illinois driver’s licenses for unpaid red-light camera tickets
Red-light cameras have been the subject of an ongoing federal investigation that has lead to the arrest of numerous public officials.
Bill to remove nearly 100 red-light cameras advances to House floor
The proposal to limit red-light cameras in Illinois is making progress as another bill’s sponsor believes she can garner the votes to ban them entirely.
After $1B in tickets and 4 corruption indictments, Illinois should shutter the red-light camera industry
With a federal corruption probe burrowing deeper into Springfield, the Illinois General Assembly has only one choice when it comes to the future of a red-light camera industry that has infected nearly 100 communities statewide: shut it down.
Illinois comptroller calls red-light cameras ‘broken and morally corrupt’
Traffic cameras collected more than $1 billion from drivers since 2008, but corruption probes are prompting state comptroller to stop acting as ticket collection agency.
Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield
Driver headaches and corruption flow from red-light cameras. Two bills with bipartisan support would ban the traffic devices in Illinois.
New law empowers McHenry County voters to consolidate townships
A new law relaxes requirements for McHenry County voters looking to dissolve their townships by referendum, clearing a path toward greater efficiency, less waste and lower property taxes.
Illinois House passes bill requiring comptroller to post all state expenditures online
The Open Illinois Checkbook Act would shed light on Illinois state finances. It is now en route to the Illinois Senate.
Illinois taxpayers could cut back local governments under bipartisan bill
The Citizens Empowerment Act would let taxpayers cut local government at the ballot box. Illinois lawmakers from both parties are backing it.