Schaumburg, Illinois Speed Traps

Southbound, right after the overpass, right side in the parking lot, behind the trees, 25mph enforced, Most do 40mph
they sit there and do there reports and use the instant on also, mostly marked cars with lights.

Patrol car sitting in parking lot facing either way to trap traffic coming from Meecham cutting thru to get to Algonquin Rd.
Or … on the service road behind the bushes to catch traffic coming from either direction.

A group of two to three squads will sit on the median on Algonquin Road between meachum and Quentin road. They usually are seen at PM rush hour and sit in unmarked cars. It is difficult to see them at night so look out!

This area is under construction, though at night three lanes are open, and work crews are usually not present. The speed limit is marked as 45 mph, though since fewer than 1% of people travel that speed through the area it is dangerous to drive significantly slower than the speed of traffic. Generally most people still tend to travel at an average of 65mph. State Troopers have exploited motorists traveling through this area. They use Radar and Lidar on occasion, but in most cases your detector will not help you, because they are using pacing as a means of guesstimating your speed. They enter the highway north-bound around Thorndale or Biesterfield. They accellerate to about 80mph, and then pull up behind cars they allege are speeding, and begin this form of taxation without representation. You have little or no warning because they approach quickly from behind without using a radar gun. In addition, they do not provide any concrete evidence that you were exceeding the speed limit, only their guesstimate that they paced you going such and such speed. They use standard marked cars, and unmarked cars, and even an unmarked mini-van. The trap operates more often at night, as it is tougher for them to operate during higher traffic times. Beware this is a construction zone and fines are doubled to $150 minimum. In addition, judges will not grant supervision for speeding in a construction zone. It is illogical to assume this is an effort to create a safer environment for workers, when most enforcement occurrs when no workers are present. This is simply an opportunity for the Illinois state Troopers to take advantage of the higher fines that are in effect in a construction zone. Please be careful, you may make it through a few times at higher speeds, but sooner or later they will get you unless you slow down. They sometimes have as many as five people pulled over at a time by different cars. Many law enforcement resources are being used in this lucrative venture.

Schaumburg is using new tricks to catch any speeders in their town in construction zones. One police officer, dressed as a construction worker, will be standing in the construction zone. He is armed with a radar gun. He then radios any information about speeding vehicles to an officer waiting down the road. You will, most likely, never see the officer with the radar as he is dressed in blue jeans and the usual orange construction vest. Very tricky. An article about this was even published in the Daily Herald newspaper just a couple of weeks ago.