On June 15th, the County Board approved the amendment I sponsored allowing municipalities to opt out of the county red light cameras for intersections within their incorporated boundaries.

Many suburban municipalities expressed serious concern over the recent contract to install red light cameras in suburban Cook County, and part of being good neighbors with our municipal partners is not only listening to their concerns, but soliciting their input before such action is taken.

Consulting our local governments is essential to providing good service to county residents.  Cook County policies and programs have impact on local communities, and this is especially true for an issue such as this, where programs have effect within their municipal boundaries and in many cases have already been addressed by local governments.

I am against the installation of red-light cameras at the county, and I will continue to support legislation which provides for local input on this and other county programs.