Cook County program to waive traffic fees for low-income residents made permanent

Cook County program to waive traffic fees for low-income residents made permanent – FOX32 (Chicago)

Under the program, eligible fees, fines, and costs due to traffic violations would be waived in Cook County for people experiencing financial hardship. The program was established in 2021 with a sunset of 2024. It was extended through this year, but state lawmakers voted to make the program permanent during this past legislative session.

Cook County program to waive traffic fees for low-income residents made permanent

A program designed to allow low-income Chicago residents to have their traffic fees waived has been made permanent due to a new law.

Traffic fees to be waived for low income Chicagoans under new Cervantes law

SPRINGFIELD – Lower income Chicago residents will have one more support in place to help them get back on their feet—any fines or fees from traffic violations will now be waived indefinitely, thanks to a new law championed by State Senator Javier Cervantes.  “What makes Illinois such a great place to live is that we show up for one another, and we believe in second chances,” said Cervantes (D-Chicago). “We do not believe someone should be forced…