Red light cameras should be banned in Illinois. That’s the push from a group that supports pending legislation to do just that.
Mark Wallace is director of Citizens to Abolish Red Light Cameras and he supports Democratic Representative Ken Dunkin’s measure that would repeal authorizing local governments to use the technology, especially after the conviction of a former Chicago city official in a bribery scandal involving a red light camera vendor.
Republican Representative David McSweeney had legislation pass the House last year that would ban red light cameras in non-home rule areas he says is a first step to banning them across the state.
In other State news, the Senate President says he’s going to wait a couple of weeks before sending a bill to the governor that the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget says will add over $700 million to the state’s deficit.
Senate Bill 2043, as amendment, passed both chambers last week with Democrat majorities, despite Republicans saying the bill doesn’t have a funding stream. In a news release Monday Senate President John Cullerton’s office said the state isn’t honoring its commitment to students and urged the governor to rethink his position.
