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Red-Light Camera Fines May Go Up

Updated: Tuesday, 01 Jun 2010, 3:24 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 04 Mar 2010, 8:14 AM CST

FOX Chicago News

The fine for a red-light ticket might soon go higher.

The current fine is $100, but according to the expiredmeter.com, a web site that tracks driving in Chicago, fines would rise to $125.

The extra $25 would cover the cost of a driver's education class for the red light runner.

A city council committee is now considering the plan.

Lawmakers downstate and in Chicago are also debating what to do with red-light cameras.

The public testified on Wednesday before the Illinois Senate Transportation subcommittee on five different bills before them,

To tell us what might be waiting around the corner for us on this issue, Mike "The Parking Ticket Geek" joined us.