Speed Cameras
Chicago's $1 Million-Plus Speed Cameras Hurting Low-Income Areas
Nearly half of Chicago's highest cash-generating speed cameras were on the South Side. Two, including the top $3.1-million camera, are hitting Ward 20 Ald. Jeanette Taylor's low-income constituents with fines she said they can't afford.
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Speed Cameras
Chicago's Speed Cameras Ticket 8X Faster After Limit Drops to 6 MPH
Chicago's speed cameras in 10 months churned out nearly as many tickets as the prior 3 years combined, handing every city household 2.2 tickets. The 8-fold spike came immediately after the city started ticketing at 6 mph over the limit.
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