The city has agreed to a $38.75 million settlement which will mean refunds for 1.2 million Chicagoans who got red-light tickets when the city was illegally enforcing its red-light ordinance.
The money breaks down like this: the city will pay $26.75 million in refunds, and also will write off $12 million it is owed by people who never paid their tickets, according to Law Department spokesperson Bill McCaffrey.
The settlement will be presented to the City Council Finance Committee and await full City Council approval at its next meeting. The class-action suit was filed by attorneys Jacie Zolna and Mike Cherry of Myron M. Cherry and Associates. It involves 1.5 million tickets.
(link below)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-city-to-pay-38-75m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-red-light-tickets/
Friday, July 21, 2017
NEWS: CITY REACHES $38.75M SETTLEMENT OVER RED-LIGHT TICKETS
The city has agreed to a $38.75 million settlement which will mean refunds for 1.2 million Chicagoans who got red-light tickets when the city was illegally enforcing its red-light ordinance.
The money breaks down like this: the city will pay $26.75 million in refunds, and also will write off $12 million it is owed by people who never paid their tickets, according to Law Department spokesperson Bill McCaffrey.
The settlement will be presented to the City Council Finance Committee and await full City Council approval at its next meeting. The class-action suit was filed by attorneys Jacie Zolna and Mike Cherry of Myron M. Cherry and Associates. It involves 1.5 million tickets.
(link below)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-city-to-pay-38-75m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-red-light-tickets/
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