![]() “Our goal is to have zero citations and zero accidents,” Themas said. ![]() The city issued 65,013 speeding tickets to vehicles with Illinois plates between March 5, 2021, when cameras went live, and Dec. They've also generated more than $3.9 million for LeClaire, population 4,710. The cameras, installed in 2021, are intended to reduce crashes, Police Chief Shane Themas told the Daily Herald. Of those tickets - 43% went to Illinoisans, a Freedom of Information Act request to the city shows. ![]() In fact, speed cameras on the Iowa side of I-80 and nearby Highway 67 in LeClaire have produced 151,111 citations in less than two years. “Welcome to Easygoing” is how a tourist website depicts LeClaire, Iowa, with delightful images of bald eagles, riverboats and the original “American Pickers” antique shop.īut when it comes to speeding, the quaint border town across the Mississippi River from Illinois is anything but relaxed. Speed cameras just across the Mississippi River in LeClaire, Iowa, have led to more than 65,000 tickets issued to Illinois drivers since they were installed in March 2021.
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