Editorial: The 50 new Chicago speed cameras are all about cash — not safety

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Editorial: The 50 new Chicago speed cameras are all about cash — not safety

Don’t be fooled — city officials looking to install 50 new speed cameras across Chicago neighborhoods are not motivated by your safety — they’re following orders from Mayor Brandon Johnson and many in City Council to generate more revenue to balance the city’s budget.  For as progressive as Johnson purports to be, this desperate budgeting tactic sure looks like the opposite. Remember, it was our mayor who called speed cameras a “cash grab” on th…