Transportation · Oct. 14, 2026
Chicago's Bus and Bike Lane Cameras Have Issued Nearly $4.5 Million in Fines. Now They Are Going Citywide.
A City Council committee approved the expansion unanimously, and the full Council took it up on Oct. 14.
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