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Debate over speed cams, proven to save lives, continued at Tuesday’s committee meeting. CDOT announced 11 more locations today.
Yesterday, the City Council's Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic discussed the installation of new speed cameras this year. At the beginning of this year, Earlier this year, Chicago had 162 existing speed cams ,and Mayor Brandon Johnson announced plans to install 50 more. Officials said about 40 additional cameras were requested by alderpersons; 23 of which have been installed so far in April and May; 11 locations are currently being designed and installed; and the remainder are still under consideration.
May 14, 2025
Podcast: A conversation with UIC researchers about Chicago’s traffic camera program
During the conversation, the UIC researchers discussed potential equity issues with the program, as well as sharing the nitty-gritty of their methodology.
February 14, 2022
New data confirms red light cams save lives, IL politicians once again threaten to ban them
Data provided by CDOT shows injury crashes dropped 40 percent at RLC intersections between 2005 and 2018. Stats from other cities indicate that if lawmakers ban them, they'll have blood on their hands.
March 16, 2021
Archer Heights group: Traffic cams are needed to address traffic violence epidemic
"Looking the other way on speeding, or claiming that enforcing the speed limit is a cash grab, sends the message that deadly speeding is no big deal – and that our neighborhoods can be ignored."
March 5, 2021
Deconstructing the Chicago Tribune’s speed camera backlash article
Projecting speed camera ticket revenue for a year based on the number of violations during first week of warnings made no sense.
March 1, 2021
COVID-19 isn’t a good time to start ticketing drivers for going 6 MPH over the speed limit
While doing so might be a win for traffic safety in the short term, the strategy raises some economic and racial equity concerns, and would surely lead to renewed calls to abolish the cams.
October 27, 2020
House passage of McSweeney’s RLC ban takes Illinois a step closer to more traffic deaths
If lawmakers prohibit RLCs in many suburban municipalities, let alone in Chicago as well, more Illinois will be seriously injured and killed in crashes.
February 27, 2020
After scandal, IL lawmakers say they can ban red light cams — here’s why they shouldn’t
The guilty plea of Illinois state senator Martin Sandoval shows that reforms are needed. But data shows that if lawmakers ban RLCs across the state, more people will die in crashes.
February 7, 2020
Suburban red-light camera programs should be reformed, not abolished
In the wake of corruption allegations, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says suburbs should consider getting rid of their RLC programs, which would likely cost lives.
January 6, 2020
If Illinois bans red light cameras, Springfield lawmakers will have blood on their hands
Bills have been introduced in Springfield to ban the cams statewide, but data from cities that have banned automated enforcement show significant increases in serious and fatal crashes.
October 18, 2019
