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Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
New speed camera to be added near Chicago schools and parks: authorities
The Brief New automated speed enforcement cameras will be added near parks and schools throughout Chicago. Citations will be issued to vehicles traveling 6-10 mph over the speed limit, with $35 fees. If the driver is traveling 11 mph or more over the limit will be fined $100. CHICAGO - New automated speed enforcement cameras will be added near parks and schools throughout Chicago. What we know Each camera will have a 30-day warning period without fees. Once that period has ended, citations will be issued to vehicles traveling 6-10 mph over the speed limit, with $35 fees. If the driver is traveling 11 mph or more over the limit, they will be fined $100. Locations with citations to begin July 15: 1477 W. Cermak Rd – Benito Juarez High School 147 S. Desplaines St – Francis Xavier Warde School Locations with citations to begin August 1: 4021 W. Belmont Ave – Aspira School 631 S. Racine Ave – Arrigo Park 216 S. Jefferson St – Heritage Green Park 8550 S. Lafayette Ave – Perspectives High School 2948 W. 47th St – Mansueto High School For school zone cameras, enforcement hours will be 7 a.m. to 7p.m. Monday through Friday. From 7 a.m. to 4p.m., the speed limit is 20 mph when children are present and the posted speed when no children are present. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the posted speed limit applies. For park zone cameras, enforcement is limited to the hours each park is open, typically from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., every day. What's next All locations of active speed cameras are listed on the City Data Portal and on Common frequently asked questions about the cameras can be found here. Additional locations will be added throughout the year. The Source Details for this story were provided by the Chicago Department of Transportation.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Chicago adding seven more new speed cameras in June. Here's where they will be.
Seven new speed cameras either have been or soon will be operating in Chicago this summer, as the city continues its effort to install a total of 50 new speed cameras this year. The Chicago Department of Transportation said two new speed cameras were activated on June 1 – at 1477 W. Cermak Rd, near Benito Juarez High School; and at 147 S> Desplaines St., near Francis Xavier Warde School – and have begun issuing warnings to drivers caught going at least 6 mph over the limit. Tickets will start going out on July 15. Five more speed cameras will be activated on June 15, with tickets going out starting Aug. 1: 4021 W. Belmont Ave – Aspira School 631 S. Racine Ave – Arrigo Park 216 S. Jefferson St – Heritage Green Park 8550 S. Lafayette Ave – Perspectives High School 2948 W. 47th St – Mansueto High School Speed cameras posted near schools will only enforce speed limits between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays. From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. near schools, the speed limit is 20 mph when children are present, and reverts to the posted speed limit when no children are present. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., only the posted speed limit applies. For cameras near parks, enforcement is limited to the hours that specific park is open, typically from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. During the initial warning period, drivers caught on camera going at least 6 mph over the limit will receive notices in the mail. Once enforcement begins with ticketing, drivers caught going 6-10 mph over the limit by those speed cameras will get $35 tickets in the mail, and those going 11 mph or more over the limit will get $100 tickets. The city installed 11 new speed cameras in May, and another 16 in April. In total, the city plans to install 50 new speed cameras in Chicago this year, as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson's $17 billion budget plan. Officials expect the cameras to generate $11 million in new revenue for the city. By law, the city can only install speed cameras near schools or parks, and must post signs informing drivers that they are entering a speed enforcement zone.
