City launches income-based traffic fine pilot, halving the fees for low-income residents

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By Courtney CobbsApr 28, 2022, 2:04 am233 pts
One of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s promises while campaigning for Chicago mayor in the last election was to reign in the city’s reliance on fines and fees. To be fair, all of Chicago’s mayoral candidates at the time supported ticket reform. A 2018 ProPublica investigation revealed that traffic tickets in…

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