Redlight cameras used to be great for communities to haul in the green, but a growing body of research calls into question the legitimacy of the devices as a tool for improving public safety.
Lately, the pushback on redlight cameras by state lawmakers is starting to grow, Rep. Kambium Buckner, D-Chicago recently filed House Bill 3927 in the Illinois General Assembly which would deny local governments the ability to contract with red-light camera companies, repealing the section of state law that allows devices to record drivers at intersections.
Buckner’s bill is the third to be filed that would bring Illinois in line with other states’ negative view of the controversial cameras.
