Berwyn, IL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)

Chapter 427 of the Berwyn Code of Ordinances names one system location: northbound Harlem and Cermak Road (§ 427.01). The city adopted the system to record images of vehicles entering intersections against a red light and to issue a notice of violation to the vehicle owner within 30 days of the infraction (§ 427.03). The Traffic Compliance Administrator runs the program, and the Police Department places the equipment, keeps a public list of monitored locations and posts signs on major thoroughfares telling drivers that an automated enforcement system may be in use.

Liability attaches to the registered owner when a vehicle fails to come to a complete stop or crosses a marked stop line or the intersection plane at a system location while the signal shows a steady red light (§ 427.04(A)). Police personnel review the recordings. Once the Secretary of State confirms the owner's identity, the notice goes out by first-class mail within 30 days of that confirmation and in no event later than 90 days after the violation. The recipient has 30 days to pay, contest by mail with proof of non-liability, or appear at the hearing listed on the notice. Liability is not a conviction as an operator and does not enter the operating record, and the section does not apply to violations involving vehicle collisions.

A hearing officer appointed by the Mayor decides whether a preponderance of the evidence shows a violation. A certified copy of the notice and the image is prima facie evidence, and the owner then carries the burden on the affirmative defenses in § 427.99(E): a uniform traffic citation for the same incident, a stolen vehicle or plate, a leased vehicle whose lessee's name and address reach the city within 60 days, an emergency vehicle, a funeral procession, inconsistent facts, or non-ownership. The equipment definition in § 427.02 mentions stop bar and speed detection, but the offense in § 427.04 is a red light violation, and Chapter 427 itself contains no school-zone speed camera provision.