Bid to lower Chicago’s speed limit to 25 mph advances in City Council
But Chicago drivers won’t soon face lower speed limits — or corresponding lower thresholds on most roads for the city’s extensive network of automated speed cameras to issue tickets.
Could Chicago streets soon see 25 mph speed limits?
A proposed ordinance aimed at reducing speeds has passed through a city council committee and could soon go to a full council vote.
Lowering city speed limit to 25 mph gets committee OK — but final Council vote slowed down
The ordinance to lower the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph won't get a City Council vote for weeks. The committee also OK'd a pilot program that would issue tickets based on residents' photos of scofflaws parked in bike lanes.
A 25-mph speed limit for Chicago?
Chicago alderpersons will soon vote on whether to drop the speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour. The city is also changing its shelter system and considering ways to fill a massive budget shortfall.
Proposal to reduce Chicago's speed limits takes step forward
A proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit took a step forward on Monday afternoon after it was passed by a City Council committee.
Council committee OKs lowering Chicago's speed limit
The City Council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Monday passed a measure that would lower the city’s default maximum speed limit to 25 MPH, down from the current 30. Alders passed the measure with an 8-5 vote,
Why is Donald Trump in Chicago and where will he be? What to know about his visit
Former President Donald Trump is in Chicago for a scheduled appearance, but what is he here for and where will he be?
Illinois early voting expands to all 50 Chicago ward sites and more suburban locations
Voting also expands in surrounding counties including suburban Cook, DuPage, McHenry, Will, Kane, and Lake County Illinois.
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