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Lightfoot fights city council effort to limit $59M speed cameras

Lightfoot fights city council effort to limit $59M speed cameras

Chicago aldermen were ready to repeal the lower speed camera tolerance that generated $59 million in fines last year, but the finance committee chairman called off the meeting. Mayor Lori Lightfoot will use the delay to ‘twist peoples’ arms’ and keep the threshold low and lucrative.

By Patrick Andriesen