Lawmakers pass ethics bill aimed at red light camera industry

With Springfield still in the middle of a sweeping federal corruption probe that most recently saw convictions in the "ComEd Four" trial, Illinois lawmakers, under pressure to act on ethics reform, passed a measure seeking to curb abuses tied to the t red-light camera industry.Under the bill now on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk, companies that provide equipment or services for automated traffic law enforcement such as red-light cameras, automated speed enforcement, or automated railroad crossings are prohibited from making "a campaign contribution to any political committee established to promote the candidacy of a candidate or public official."

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