In March 2021, Chicago began issuing warnings or real tickets to speeders who are traveling over 5mph over the speed limit in “Children’s Safety Zones”, near certain schools and parks. Tickets for anyone traveling over 10mph over the limit can reach up to $100. According to CBS 2, “citywide tickets went up from 35,784 in the five weeks before March 1 to 398,233 in the five weeks after. Those 398,000 tickets amounted to $871,035 in fines. Some of those tickets could have been first warnings that did not result in a fine owed.”

Be on the lookout and don’t get tricked by Chicago’s newest get-rich-quick-scheme.