A class action lawsuit has been filed against the city of Chicago by a woman who received a $35 traffic ticket from an automated speed camera located in what she claims was an illegal "park safety zone."
The plaintiff, Marianne G. Dwyer, alleges that the city violated Illinois Traffic Law by reducing the urban speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph in a long a stretch of Clark Street, between Maple and Oak, without proper signage.
She is seeking a refund for all tickets paid by drivers cited in that zone. The lawsuit also requests the voiding of all citations issued before Dec. 10, 2023, when the city allegedly corrected its violation by placing a proper warning sign in the area.
The complaint says the case should proceed as a class action, because the individual claims are small in amount, but are numerous and would be best to combine into one action.
The case was filed on Dec. 15 in Cook County Circuit Court by attorney Albert Brooks Friedman, of Chicago.
Friedman and Dwyer are also asking the court to award attorney fees.