8550 S Lafayette Ave speed camera
The speed camera at 8550 S Lafayette Ave wrote 64,314 tickets in the last 12 months and 946 in August 2026 — one every 47 minutes.
64,314Speed tickets, 12 months
176.2per day
#7#7 of 213 speed cameras in Chicago, #10 of 458 in the cities we track
Camera details
| Address | 8550 S Lafayette Ave, Chicago, IL |
|---|---|
| Type | Speed |
| Cameras | 1 |
| First seen | August 20, 2025 |
| Status | Writing tickets |
The money
Estimated take: $2.25M to $6.43M, 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
- 49 W 85th St — Speed, 148 m away, 216 tickets in 12 months
- Lafayette & 87th — Red light, 281 m away, 9,459 tickets in 12 months
- State & 79th — Red light, 1,346 m away, 6,131 tickets in 12 months
- Halsted & 83rd — Red light, 1,603 m away, 0 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, “8550 S Lafayette Ave speed camera tickets”, https://cameraticketsusa.com/il/chicago/8550-s-lafayette-ave/, data as of September 6, 2026.