Subject: Illinois radar starts 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 these
> devices will be mailed a $375. ticket for the FIRST offense, but the
> SECOND offense will cost $1000.00 and comes with a 90-Day suspension.
>
> Drivers will also receive demerit points against their license, which
> allows insurance companies to raise their rates. This represents the
> harshest penalty structure yet for a city or state using PHOTO
> enforcement's.
>
> The State will begin with TWO camera vans issuing tickets
> in work zones with speed limits lowered to 45 MPH. Photographs of both
> the Driver's face and License plate are taken.
>
>Pass this on to everyone you know !!!!
>for more info: http://www.dot.state.il.us/press/r033005.html

 

I hope everyone has been behaving for the past 2 years, this press release was made back in March of 2005!

Be careful out there!

 

Now that's funny!

 

There seems to be a renewed uproar surrounding this, but I've yet to hear or see anything proving it to be fact.

 

Saw one FINALLY!!! On 294 N. directly under the iPass north of O'Hare. Was a white GMC van with a huge sign on top displaying your speed. My V1 was going crazy from half a mile away. On the side it had writing, but all I could read was "speed kills" or something like that. This was in a construction zone if you don't drive around there.

 

I passed through one going a little faster since there was no traffic, but didn't see any cameras or get anything in the mail.

 

Here is a pic! Just passed one on 294 N just before the work zone ends north of Dempster. Couldn't tell if there were cameras in side. Definitely set off my V1 since it displays your speed on top.

 

They're out there fully equipped with cameras and soon many drivers will receive citations in the mail. FYI, those things don't need to be manned to operate, just park it and let it make the state money.

 

I'll look out for those next time I pass a construction zone.

 

Vik:

You are the man. Thank you for capturing one on film for us.

*bow*

 

Isn't parking a full-sized cargo van on the shoulder (i.e. the run-off lane) of a major highway, for extended periods of time some kind of safety issue?

 

No problem. My V1 went full blast .5 miles away, so I took my iPhone out and got lucky. Pretty good quality.

The right lane was closed.

 

Question, those IPASS lanes don't report speed do they? It always set my detector off but yet I havent gotten anything, everyone flies thru those. And, I believe there is a van or vans located on the nasty construction zone on N-294 just before the Wisconsin/Illinois.

 

No, if they did none of us would have them... and I would have most likely been incarcerated by now.