Overview

• City data show 186 speed cameras issued more than 240,000 tickets in June, the highest monthly total in nearly three years.
• Twenty-two newly activated cameras produced about 91,000 citations in their first month, including a unit at 3358 S. Ashland Ave. that logged more than 21,000 violations in its first 16 days, a city record for any comparable span since 2014.
• Mayor Brandon Johnson approved 50 new cameras to help close an $11.4 million 2025 budget gap, and the city says 34 began ticketing between June and August.
• Fines are $35 for driving 6–10 mph over the limit and $100 for 11 mph or more, with a WGN FOIA showing one Edgebrook site generated more than $45,000 in fines from mid-June to mid-July as residents described confusing school and park-zone signage.
• Officials cite data-driven placement and safety benefits near schools and parks, while residents express both frustration and support as the Equity in Enforcement working group prepares September recommendations.