Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday dodged an embarrassing defeat that would have set the stage for her first veto, on the volatile issue of how fast motorists can drive before getting a speed camera ticket.
A push to roll back a law hitting drivers who zip past Chicago parks and schools monitored by speed cameras traveling between 6 mph and 9 mph above the limit with $35 tickets is set to get an up-or-down vote by the Chicago City Council on July 20, according to records obtained by WTTW News.
A smart, concerted effort, as envisioned by Planning Commissioner Maurice Cox, finally seems to be taking shape nine years after former Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed 50 schools at once.
Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox’s said re-purposing parts of closed schools such as the kitchen or gym would help a community without “having to marshal all of the resources that it takes to renovate an entire school.”