AG Asks Illinois to Stop Tollway Tickets

Minnesota's attorney general is calling on Illinois officials to stop sending tickets to Minnesota drivers until they get their tollway violation system in order.

Attorney General Lori Swanson said her office has received complaints from many motorists who received tickets, even though they weren't driving in Illinois at the time of the tollway violation.

In some cases, Swanson said, the tollway system photographs license plates but uses outdated license information and tickets the wrong people.

Some Illinois lawmakers have promised to fix the system. But in a letter to Illinois officials, Swanson requested a moratorium on mailing tickets to Minnesota car owners and asks them to stop collection agencies from threatening Minnesotans who haven't paid alleged fines.