(The Center Square) – One of Chicago’s latest moves to collect revenue may have a disproportionate effect on lower-income drivers.
According to Dylan Sharkey of the Illinois Policy Institute, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is adding 50 new speed cameras across the city, 27 of which are expected to begin issuing tickets this month.
The city’s speed cameras issued more than $90 million worth of fines in 2024, with $54 million in late fees accounting for more than half the total.
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Sharkey said this is not the progressive revenue the mayor promised.
“Drivers in low-income communities who can’t shell out a ticket on the spot and have to wait, they’re on the clock, and if they’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, they get penalized just because of their financial situation,”
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