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Some Illinois Lawmakers Want To Ban Red Light Cameras

Flickr user Marcin Wichary / "...and this time we mean it" (CC BY 2.0)

Some Illinois lawmakers are pushing to ban red-light cameras across the state. 

Towns carry the cameras as a way to make intersections safer, but opponents say the cameras are easy money-makers for communities and can cause more crashes in some cases with shortened yellow light times. 

Another measure introduced by state Representative La Shawn Ford would halt Chicago’s red-light camera system until officials submit a report to the General Assembly. It would detail how Congress would address red light safety problems, including shortened yellow light times.

Read about both bills here and here.