Illinois will begin using photo radar in freeway work zones in July

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Jun 7, 2005 | 07:03 AM

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Illinois will begin using photo radar in freeway work zones in July

Illinois will begin using photo radar in freeway work zones in July. Second offense tickets are $1,000 with license suspension.; Beginning in July the State of Illinois will use speed cameras in areas designated as "work zones" on major freeways. Anyone caught by the devices will be mailed a $375 ticket for the first offense, but a second ticket; will cost $1000 and comes with a 90-day license suspension. Drivers will; also receive demerit points against their license, which allows; insurance; companies to raise their insurance rates. This represents the harshest penalty structure yet for a city using photo enforcement.; The state will begin with two camera vans issuing tickets in zones with speed limits lowered to 45 MPH. Photographs of both the driver's face; license plate are taken.
Officials announced the plan on the Dan Ryan Expressway suggesting Chicago area roads are likely to be a target. Illinois Tollway Executive
Director Jack Hartman promised more work zones: "Since the Tollway just launched our $5.3 billion Congestion Relief Plan, drivers will see more work zones on the Tollway than they have in the past."

Jun 7, 2005 | 07:22 AM

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Do those plate covers actually work and are they legal?

Jun 7, 2005 | 07:23 AM

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oxy-moron?

"Since the Tollway just launched our $5.3 billion Congestion Relief Plan, drivers will see more work zones on the Tollway than they have in the past."