The Chicago Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that speed camera sites will begin warning periods or issuing actual tickets near four city parks.

Speed cameras in the 500 block of East Morgan Drive near Washington Park and in the 1100 block of W. Irving Park Road have ended their warning phase and will begin ticketing on Sunday, January 19th.

Cameras in the 2500 block of West 55th Street near Gage Park and in the 2900 block of South Halsted near McGuane Park begin issuing warnings for a 30 day period beginning Saturday, January 18th.

While the city has the legal ability to issue speeding tickets between 6-10 mph over the limit, CDOT says it will only issue tickets for speeders going 10 or more miles per hour over the posted speed limit. That ticket threshold will gradually be lowered going forward but CDOT has not announced a time frame when this will occur.

Tickets for drivers going 10 mph over the limit will cost driver’s $35 but at 11 mph over the limit, it will cost a speeding motorist $100.

The city plans to have 50 speed camera locations installed and activated by early 2014 and expect to bring in $50-$60 million in revenue from the program.

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