655 W. Root St. speed camera
The speed camera at 655 W. Root St. wrote 6,296 tickets in the last 12 months and 511 in August 2026 — one every 87 minutes.
6,296Speed tickets, 12 months
17.2per day
#99#99 of 213 speed cameras in Chicago, #188 of 458 in the cities we track
Camera details
| Address | 655 W. Root St., Chicago, IL |
|---|---|
| Type | Speed |
| Cameras | 1 |
| First seen | July 28, 2023 |
| Status | Writing tickets |
The money
Estimated take: $220K to $630K, if every ticket were paid at the posted fines ($35–$100). (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)
An estimate, not money collected. How we estimate.
What a ticket here costs
| Camera | Band | Fine | Points | First-offence warning | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | 6-10 over | $35 | — | yes | official page |
| Speed | 11+ over | $100 | — | yes | official page |
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Nearby cameras
- 614 W 47th Street — Speed, 1,104 m away, 5,428 tickets in 12 months
- 3536 S Wallace St — Speed, 1,205 m away, 217 tickets in 12 months
Sources: Red Light Camera Violations, extracted October 22, 2026, data through October 7, 2026; Speed Camera Violations, extracted October 22, 2026, data through September 6, 2026.
Cite as
Camera Tickets USA, “655 W. Root St. speed camera tickets”, https://cameraticketsusa.com/il/chicago/655-w-root-st/, data as of September 6, 2026.