i have been "tipped off" that staring july 1st, their will be speed cameras around construction sites on highways. i forgot what the cost was but i think it started around $350 for the first one, $500 for the second one, and $750 for the third one and u get your license suspended for 90days. so if it says speed limit 45, GO 45MPH they will start to send tickets out for 1 mile over the limit. this was a tip i got from the chicago police when i was working on their trucks.

now the stupid thing is, will they still give out tickets if their are no workers on site? or only when the workers are working? it would be stupid to get a ticket an no one was on the site. i dont know where the cameras will be place but they will be out their

 

 

thanks!

there are 2 driving seasons in Chicago: winter and construction...and theres construction everywhere now. i drive inbound on the I90/94 2x a week now for a summer class, so ill keep this in mind.

plus if i get one more moving violation, i lose my license anyway, thanks again.

 

They've been using photo enforcement for a couple years now. They initially had two photo enforcement vans that are parked in some of the road construction sites and now I believe they have 4.

I'll be pissed if they do the photo enforcement around here since they have all the construction blocked off with concrete barriers (expansion to 3-lanes on I39/90 North). Plus they are working on the other side of the road.

 

I've. Seen the vans years ago and now I don't see any. I guess its cheaper in he long run to mount cameras bc u don't have to pay anyone to sit in a truck

 

Hey guys, our local news station did a story about road construction and the chain mail going around (haven't seen it here). And we can also get ticketed even though there are no workers present

Video of the report:
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/49053111.html

And this summer, "Big Brother" will be back, ready to snap pictures of speeding drivers in work zones.
It's a summer tradition on Illinois highways: Driving through construction zones.
"We give you plenty of warning that you shouldn't be surprised that you're coming up on a construction zone," said Sgt. Mark Nytko with District 16 Illinois State Police.
But what may surprise you is a ticket in your mailbox, originating from a white surveillance van like this snapping a picture of you speeding.
"You need to slow down basically," Sgt. Nytko said.
Those vans will be back again this summer. Violators could face a $375 fine the first offense.
Then $1,000 the second time and a 90-day license suspension.
Recently, there's been a chain email going around saying police will ticket drivers even if they're going one mile over the limit in a work zone. But authorities here at Illinois State Police District 16 say that's not the case.
"We don't do that. That hasn't been the state police policy," Sgt. Nytko said.
He says a ticket's more likely starting at five to ten miles over the limit.
A big relief for some Stateline drivers like Roberto Ibarra.
"One mile over, $350, $375, no," Ibarra said.
But others like Richard Warner say bring on tighter restrictions.
"It's unsafe for people that are working and we should keep that in mind most of all," Warner said.
As for the photo enforcement vans, Sargent Nytko didn't know when they'd be coming to the Stateline area.
But published reports out of Springfield indicate they've already started in places like Chicago and Champaign-Urbana.
State law does say that you could get a ticket in a construction zone even if workers aren't there.
State Senator Dave Syverson says there is some concern about that but no immediate plans to change it.