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== Speed / Red Light Cameras ==
== Speed / Red Light Cameras ==
List of cities in Illinois that use red light cameras (R). Speed cameras may be in use in construction zones statewide. Chicago is currently the only community to authorize the use of speed cameras. (source: [http://www.iihs.org/laws/auto_enforce_cities.aspx IIHS], updated 01/04/2013)
Red light cameras are legal.


Chicago was testing speed cameras at four locations: on the 2200 block of West Pershing Road near McKinley Park, on the 6500 block of North Western Avenue near Warren Park, on the 6300 block of South King Drive near Dulles Elementary School and on the 1400 block of West Division near North Montessori School.  Tickets are not expected to be issued until Spring of 2013 at the earliest. (source: [http://www.nbcchicago.com/traffic/transit/Chicago-Speed-Camera-Testing-Begins-Monday-181819221.html NBC Chicago])  Update: testing ended on January 3, 2013 and the cameras are to be removed.
Mobile speed cameras may be in use in construction zones statewide. These cameras are not to be mapped in Waze.


Chicago is currently the only community to authorize the use of permanent speed cameras.  These cameras are to be mapped in Waze.
List of cities in Illinois that use red light cameras (source: [http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/printablelist?print-view IIHS], updated 12/2014):
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*Addison
*Addison
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*Berwyn
*Berwyn
*Blue Island
*Blue Island
*Burbank
*Cahokia
*Calumet City
*Calumet City
*Carol Stream
*Carol Stream
*Chicago [http://webapps.cityofchicago.org/traffic/ locations] (courtesy of the Chicago Department of Transportation)
*Chicago
*Cook County
*Cook County
*Country Club Hills
*Country Club Hills
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*East Dundee
*East Dundee
*East St. Louis
*East St. Louis
*Elgin
*Elk Grove Village
*Elmwood Park
*Forest Park
*Forest Park
*Fox Lake
*Fox Lake
*Franklin Park
*Franklin Park
*Geneva
*Granite City
*Granite City
*Gurnee
*Gurnee
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*Lincolnwood
*Lincolnwood
*Lisle
*Lisle
*Lynwood
*Lyons
*Lyons
*Markham
*Markham
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*Melrose Park
*Melrose Park
*Morton Grove
*Morton Grove
*New Lenox
*North Chicago
*North Chicago
*North Riverside
*North Riverside
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*Palatine
*Palatine
*Palos Heights
*Palos Heights
*Richton Park
*Palos Hills
*River Forest
*Roselle
*Roselle
*Schiller Park
*Schiller Park
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*South Holland
*South Holland
*St. Charles
*St. Charles
*Stickney
*Streamwood
*Streamwood
*Summit
*Tinley Park
*Tinley Park
*Villa Park
*Villa Park
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*Westchester
*Westchester
*Western Springs
*Western Springs
*Westmont Village
*Wheeling
*Wheeling
*Wilowbrook
*Wilowbrook
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*Worth
*Worth
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== To-do Lists ==
== To-do Lists ==

Revision as of 21:02, 3 December 2014

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Speed / Red Light Cameras

Red light cameras are legal.

Mobile speed cameras may be in use in construction zones statewide. These cameras are not to be mapped in Waze.

Chicago is currently the only community to authorize the use of permanent speed cameras. These cameras are to be mapped in Waze.

List of cities in Illinois that use red light cameras (source: IIHS, updated 12/2014):

  • Addison
  • Algonquin
  • Alsip
  • Aurora
  • Bedford Park
  • Bellwood
  • Bensenville
  • Berwyn
  • Blue Island
  • Calumet City
  • Carol Stream
  • Chicago
  • Cook County
  • Country Club Hills
  • Countryside
  • Des Plaines
  • East Dundee
  • East St. Louis
  • Elk Grove Village
  • Forest Park
  • Fox Lake
  • Franklin Park
  • Granite City
  • Gurnee
  • Highland Park
  • Hoffman Estates
  • Hometown
  • Homewood
  • Lake in the Hills
  • Lake Zurich
  • Libertyville
  • Lincolnwood
  • Lisle
  • Lynwood
  • Lyons
  • Markham
  • Maywood
  • Melrose Park
  • Morton Grove
  • North Chicago
  • North Riverside
  • Northfield
  • Northlake
  • Oak Forest
  • Oak Lawn
  • Olympia Fields
  • Orland Park
  • Palatine
  • Palos Heights
  • Palos Hills
  • River Forest
  • Roselle
  • Schiller Park
  • Skokie
  • South Chicago Heights
  • South Holland
  • St. Charles
  • Streamwood
  • Tinley Park
  • Villa Park
  • Warrenville
  • Wauconda
  • Waukegan
  • Westchester
  • Western Springs
  • Westmont Village
  • Wheeling
  • Wilowbrook
  • Winfield
  • Worth

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