Emanuel speed camera ordinance passes City Council committee

April 11, 2012|By John Byrne and Hal Dardick | Tribune reporters

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to use speed cameras to issue tickets cleared a City Council committee today.

The 7-3 vote came after criticism from aldermen led the mayor to offer up a revised ordinance governing the use of speed cameras in Chicago.

Instead of $50 fines for driving six to 10 mph above the speed limit near schools and parks, a $35 fine would be assessed under the revision, which also will include other tweaks, said Ald. Margaret Laurino, 39th, chairman of the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee.