Ald. Anthony Beale hopes for vote on proposal to repeal lower 6mph threshold for speed camera tickets, claims shenanigans have held it up

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One Chicago alderman is hoping the fourth time is the charm when it comes to changing Chicago's speed camera tickets and fines.

"Tickets have over tripled. Revenue has over tripled," Beale said. That's not about public safety. That's about revenue."

Under Beale's proposal, speeding 10 mph over the limit would result in a $35 fine, while speeding 11 mph over the limit would be a $100 ticket.He claims shenanigans, and points to last week's City Council Finance Committee hearing. Beale's proposal was up for a vote – until it wasn't. City Councill Finance Committee Chairman Ald. Scott Waguespack called Beale's claims of shenanigans"just bunk."

Beale and others fighting to raise the speed ticket limit said they will hold Waguespack to that remark.

 

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No one does calibration on the cameras routinely. The lights are not prove beyond a doubt.

Get rid of them entirely

This is criminal. Leave us alone GovPritzker !

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