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New speed cameras in Chicago
By: LabPartner Date: March 28, 2025, 11:26 am
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Speed cameras installed at 16 new locations to catch Chicago
motorists driving too fast near schools and parks will begin
spewing out warning notices on April Fool’s Day, but it’s no
joke.
Ticketing will begin on May 15. That’s after a 30-day warning
period followed by a two-week “black-out period” to make certain
drivers can receive any warning in the mail before citations are
issued.
The new cameras are located at: Bickerdike Square Park, 1455 W.
Grand Ave; Lorenz Brentano Elementary School, 2716 W. Logan
Blvd; Trumbull Park, 2310 E. 103rd St.; Palmisano Park, 2728 S.
Archer; Senka Park, 3510 W. 55th St; Mahalia Jackson High
School, 8740 S. Vincennes; Skinner Park, 1341 W. Jackson; James
Thorp Elementary, 3665 N. Austin; and Winnemac Park, 5059 N.
Damen.
Speed cameras have also been installed at: John Garvy
Elementary, 6824 W. Foster; Lincoln Park, 220 W. Fullerton;
James Farnsworth Elementary, 5432 N. Central; Lake View High
School, 4118 N. Ashland; Chase Park, 4714 N. Ashland; Broadway
Armory Park, 5857 N. Broadway; and Loyola Park, 7115 N. Sheridan
Rd.
Near schools, enforcement hours are between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Monday through Friday on school days. The speed limit is 20 mph
when children are present and the posted speed limit when no
children are present.
Cameras installed near parks will churn out warning notices and
tickets when each park is open. That’s normally 6 a.m. to 11
p.m. seven days a week.
State law limits the locations to within 660 feet of a park or
school boundary.
Fines are $35 for traveling between 6 and 10 mph over the speed
limit. It jumps to $100 if the recorded speed is 11 mph or more
over the speed limit.
#Post#: 313605--------------------------------------------------
Re: New speed cameras in Chicago
By: MidwestmikkiJ Date: March 28, 2025, 11:59 am
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We’re supposed to get some in Minneapolis too as a trial.
I’m all in favor.
#Post#: 313607--------------------------------------------------
Re: New speed cameras in Chicago
By: LabPartner Date: March 28, 2025, 12:02 pm
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[quote author=MidwestmikkiJ link=topic=3452.msg313605#msg313605
date=1743181181]
We’re supposed to get some in Minneapolis too as a trial.
I’m all in favor.
[/quote]
They make the warning signs pretty small, probably as a way of
increasing revenue.
#Post#: 313655--------------------------------------------------
Re: New speed cameras in Chicago
By: armybrat1 Date: March 28, 2025, 2:39 pm
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[quote author=LabPartner link=topic=3452.msg313607#msg313607
date=1743181343]
[quote author=MidwestmikkiJ link=topic=3452.msg313605#msg313605
date=1743181181]
We’re supposed to get some in Minneapolis too as a trial.
I’m all in favor.
[/quote]
They make the warning signs pretty small, probably as a way of
increasing revenue.
[/quote]
I'm unimpressed. We've had them in Maryland for years. They
exist to gain revenue for local jurisdictions. Any safety gains
are illusory.
They can be placed within I believe 1.5 miles of schools; in
work zones; and anywhere in the city of College Park. As the
home of the main campus of the U of MD, College Park is just
considered to be one big honkin' school zone.
Montgomery County's favorite trick is to put them on main drags,
right where the speed limit changes, when there is a school
within 1.5 miles down a side road that nobody knows about.
College Park put one right next to a speed limit sign. Leaving
town, the speed limit changes from 30 to 45. But legally, the
speed limit does not change until you are even with the new
sign. College Park put the camera to catch you 30 feet BEFORE
the sign, when the speed limit is legally still 30 but everybody
is already speeding up. They made a fortune from that camera. A
buddy of mine who got nailed went to the media; the TV and radio
stations did a big expose and College Park was forced to move
the camera back 100 yards from the sign.
#Post#: 313699--------------------------------------------------
Re: New speed cameras in Chicago
By: billieryder Date: March 28, 2025, 9:58 pm
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We have these around Fairfax City near elementary schools at the
edges of their school zone signs. With the exception of one on
the main road near my house. Why? Because a lot of high
schoolers walk down that road and last year a stupid high
schooler roared down that road going like 60 ( it's a 35), hit a
car, jumped the curb and killed 2 or maybe 3 girls. I know the
one girl didn't instantly die but can't remember if she died
later.
It was a tragedy and I'm glad they installed the camera despite
the fact that I drive by it multiple times a week.
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