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A speed camera tracks vehicles on 127th Street near the Major Taylor Bike Trail on Sept. 9, 2015, in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood. It has raised nearly $4 million in fines since the enforcement program's inception, making it the city's top ticketing camera.

Emanuel’s speed cameras issue $2.4 million in bad tickets

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's speed camera program improperly issued more than $2.4 million in fines to Chicago drivers, ticketing them when cameras were supposed to be off and when the required...

Chicago Police officers block the 2700 block of South Trumbull Avenue, using an Oshkosh Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, in the raid of a house in Little Village on Friday, May 31, 2013.

Local law enforcement could lose access to some military equipment

August 18, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

Helicopters and snowmobiles from the U.S. Department of Defense can be a big help to local law enforcement. Grenade launchers and bayonets? Not so much. So said local law enforcement...

How to keep your data safe from even a supernova

May 20, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.

Blue Sky Views offers commentary by experts on issues related to innovation and entrepreneurship in Chicago. If you’re worried about whether the government, or anyone else, can read your emails,...

Putting an end to our divided government

November 3, 2021 at 7:21 p.m.

As the wealthiest nation in history debates whether we're interested in paying our bills, it's time to unmask the true cause of our dysfunction: Neither Republicans nor Democrats are ultimately...

Putting an end to our divided government

December 24, 2018 at 4:49 a.m.

As the wealthiest nation in history debates whether we're interested in paying our bills, it's time to unmask the true cause of our dysfunction: Neither Republicans nor Democrats are ultimately...

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