The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced the activation of new automated speed enforcement cameras at several locations near parks and schools throughout the city. Warning notices (without fines) are issued for the first 30 days after each new camera is activated. Following the warning period and a blackout period, citations will be issued to the registered owners of vehicles exceeding the speed limit by six miles per hour (mph) or more. Vehicles traveling 6–10 mph over the speed limit will be fined $35, while those traveling 11 mph or more over the limit will be fined $100.

Chicago’s speed camera program is one of several tools used to support the City’s efforts to improve traffic safety, encourage safer driving, and reduce crashes through street design, traffic calming and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. 

The following locations began issuing warnings on May 1 and will begin issuing citations on June 15:

• 2640 W Peterson Ave – Green Briar Park
• 6614 N Central Ave – Edgebrook Park
• 442 E 71st St – Meyering (William) Park
• 8553 S Martin Luther King Dr – Cole (Nat King) Park
• 7733 S Cottage Grove Ave – Hirsch Metropolitan High School
• 3358 S Ashland Ave – Kucinski-Murphy (Vicki Rosebeth) Park
• 6146 N Sheridan Rd – Park 559

The following locations will begin issuing warnings on May 15, with enforcement to begin on June 30:

• 49 W 85th St – Perspectives High School
• 614 W 47th St – Tilden High School
• 1635 N LaSalle Dr – Lincoln Park
• 5941 N Nagle Ave – Rosedale Park

Additional locations will be added to the network throughout the year.

Automated enforcement hours for school zone cameras are limited to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on school days (Monday through Friday). From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., the speed limit is 20 mph when children are present and reverts to the posted speed limit when no children are present. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the posted speed limit applies. For park zone cameras, enforcement is limited to the hours when each park is open – typically from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. 
 
All automated enforcement systems include signs and pavement markings clearly indicating to drivers that they are entering an automated speed enforcement Safety Zone. 

• Locations of active speed cameras are available in the City Data Portal and on ChicagoTrafficTracker.com.   
• Answers to frequently asked questions about speed cameras are available here: Automated Speed Enforcement Frequently Asked Questions.  
• Learn more about the City’s traffic safety strategies at Chicago.gov/CompleteStreets.