Tinley Park, IL Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Village Code Ch. 81
- Base penalty
- $100 per violation (§ 81.99)
- Late penalty
- $125 after determination notice
- Camera locations
- 3 Harlem Ave intersections (§ 81.02)
- License suspension trigger
- 5 unpaid violations (§ 81.03)
- Adopted
- Ord. 2010-O-059, Dec. 21, 2010
Summary
Tinley Park runs automated red-light cameras at three Harlem Avenue intersections under Village Code Chapter 81, adopted in 2010. A confirmed violation carries a $100 civil penalty that rises to $125 if unpaid by the time a determination notice issues, with no added fee for requesting a hearing.
CHAPTER 81: AUTOMATED TRAFFIC LAW VIOLATIONS ... § 81.02 SYSTEM LOCATIONS. (A) The village hereby establishes systems at all of the following intersections to be implemented on the schedule devised by village staff located within the corporate limits of the village: Harlem Avenue and 159th Street Harlem Avenue and 171st Street Harlem Avenue and 183rd Street ... § 81.99 PENALTY. Unless the driver of the motor vehicle cited for an automated traffic law violation received a uniform traffic citation from a police officer at the time of the violation, the owner of the motor vehicle is subject to a penalty of $100 per violation. In the event that such penalty has not been paid by the time a determination notice is issued (no earlier than 35 days following a final determination of liability), the penalty shall increase to $125.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-40: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-O-007, passed 2-17-2026, Resolution 2018-R-077, passed 10-2-18, and State legislation current through 2010 Pamphlet No. 7).
Full Breakdown
02 at Harlem Avenue and 159th Street, Harlem Avenue and 171st Street, and Harlem Avenue and 183rd Street, with the village required to post current camera locations on its website. 5 whenever a registered owner accrues five unpaid camera fines, which can trigger a driver's license suspension. 05 requires a trained technician to review the recorded images and confirm the vehicle entered the intersection against a red signal in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-306; no citation issues for funeral processions, vehicles yielding to emergency vehicles, or a vehicle that stops before the intersection unless a pedestrian or bicyclist is present.
04 must be mailed within 30 days of the Secretary identifying the registered owner and no later than 90 days after the violation, and must include the recorded images, the penalty, and instructions for contesting the charge by mail or administrative hearing. The chapter was adopted by Ord. 2010-O-059/2011-O-059, passed December 21, 2010.
Violations & Fines
Section 81.99 sets the penalty at $100 per confirmed automated traffic law violation. If that penalty remains unpaid by the time the village issues a determination notice, which cannot come earlier than 35 days after a final determination of liability, the penalty increases to $125. The code specifically bars charging any additional fee to a violator who exercises the right to an administrative hearing, and five unpaid violations trigger a certified report to the Secretary of State that can suspend the registered owner's driving privileges.
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