Chicago, Illinois Speed Traps

There is a sting operation happening on Cumberland right now. There are police cars literally lined up in the alley just north of Addison poaching folks. Sometimes three or more! One darts out to catch someone, than the next one is waiting in the wings. I’ve even seen an extra car on Waveland Ave. from time to time as well. This is a genuine sting operation.

This is a bulletin regarding a major change within the entire City of Chicago. The city has recently purchased ten Lidar guns for use by a newly formed team called the TTT team for targeted traffic team. The team consists of 20 officers and three seargents who will be deployed citywide to various locations every day in response to complains by residents and aldermen. The TTT will not just be focused on speeding, but will also focus heavily on people rolling thru stop signs and improper lane usage. They have already written nearly 500 tickets in a three week period in the Jefferson Park district. In addition to the Ten Lidar guns being used by the TTT, the city has placed an order for an additional 50 Lidar guns, which will be distributed as two lidar’s for each of the 25 police districts for use by regular patrol officers. This expansion of traffic enforcement will likely result in many thousands more speeding tickets being written over the next year then in the previos year, and will be a major change for people in a city that has up to now had virtually no organized traffic enforcement program outside of LSD and the Skyway. So be alert and aware.

There is a camera sitting on the NorthWest corner of the Cicero/Lawrence intersection. I got a ticket for running a Yellow light because my tail end was still in the intersection when the light turned red! This intersection is very tricky because southbound traffic on Cicero is coming around a curve just before the light so momentum makes you run the yellow lights because you are going to fast to slam on the brakes. Be careful of this one…

Officer parks car on North Rockwell Ave.either facing north or south so he can observe stop light on Irving Pk Rd motorists unfamiliar don’t expect stop light at base of bridge east of Chicago River.

New Camera Box just added March 2006 on the SW corner. Due to the number of vehicles running this light and hitting folks crossing to the "L" station.