Fines per Chicagoan more than triples since 1996 to prop up city budget – Illinois Policy

Now the question is: Will Mayor Brandon Johnson expect even more, continuing to grow the city’s reliance on fines as it struggles with a projected $1.15 billion deficit for 2026? Johnson is expecting to collect $345 million in revenue from punishing people this year.
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Call my shrink
7 months ago

Everyone do the speed limit. Behave on the roads and watch the Pinhead squirm as his new money maker fails .

Chaos In My Brain
7 months ago

Fines for speeding and red light violations are only paid by tax paying residents. The amount due from people in certain neighborhoods will never be collected and amount to probably 50% or better of the issued violations.

Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
7 months ago

People will start to hate living in Chicago and move out (they have been). Soon only the poor immigrants will be left, and they will be hiding from ICE. No one likes to get their pocket picked.
Pension costs are driving the city to do desperate things.

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