Wilmette, Illinois Speed Traps

Police radar in the first part of the "S" turn going south, hidden in the nook where Central St. meets Sheridan. They also radar south of the Baha’i Temple a couple of blocks past Linden. These are usually early morning and late night traps, especially on weekends.

Police cars will sit in the parking lot of Marie Murphy Junior High School and catch speeders on Illinois Road.

Traveling east on lake ave from 94 passing Ridge rd. The first street is 17th. They hang out there or the next street 16th.

In a pocket near so-called West Park, a Wilmette police car (or two) sits starting very early in the morning, including weekends. The posted speed limit on this part of Lake Avenue is 35 mph. It’s a straight, fairly safe, two-lane each way portion w/o people crossing it or any obstructions. Police takes advantage of motorists driving around 40 to 45 mph. They tend to write a higher speed in your ticket than you actually drove. When you notice that and try to correct the speed value in the ticket, saying that you have traveled just 40 mph, the policeman takes it as your admission of guilt pointing out that the limit is 35 mph, and that you have already broke the law even driving with the speed you quoted.

By the way, all Lake Avenue east of that area to Green Bay Road is full of police car nowadays

East bound traffic on Lake Avenue as it approaches Locust St. is often monitored by squad cars sitting close to the bushes in the parking lot of the Mormon church.