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Red light camera at Central And Lake
Every ticket this intersection has issued, straight from the City of Chicago's daily violation records. The city publishes one row per camera per day; the totals below add up those daily counts.
49,556
Violations recorded, all time
Every ticket this camera has issued in the published data
5,353
Violations, last 12 months
240
Violations, last 30 days
33
Busiest single day
May 31, 2020
Violations by month, last 12 months
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Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 555.
Location
The city records this intersection at 41.88780, -87.76527.
Source
- Red Light Camera Violationsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Each published row is one camera on one day with the number of violations it recorded. Every total on this page is the sum of those daily counts, not a count of rows.
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Red light camera at Central And Lake — FAQ
- How many tickets has the red light camera at Central And Lake issued?
- The cameras at Central And Lake have recorded 49,556 violations across all the days the intersection appears in the City of Chicago's published data, including 5,353 in the last 12 months.
- How much is a Chicago red light camera ticket?
- The City of Chicago's posted fine amount for a red light camera violation is $100.
- What gets you a ticket at Central And Lake?
- A red light camera records vehicles that enter the intersection after the signal has already turned red. Where turning on red is permitted, a turn made without first coming to a complete stop can also be captured. Each recorded event is reviewed before a citation is issued.
- What was the busiest day for this camera?
- The single busiest day on record for Central And Lake was May 31, 2020, when the intersection recorded 33 violations.