Western & 79th red-light camera
The red-light cameras at Western & 79th wrote 1,277 tickets in the last 12 months and 133 in September 2026 — one every 5 hours.
1,277Red light tickets, 12 months
3.5per day
#133#133 of 151 red-light cameras in Chicago, #461 of 732 in the cities we track
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Camera details
| Address | Western & 79th, Chicago, IL |
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| Type | Red light |
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| Cameras | 2 |
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| First seen | July 1, 2014 |
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| Status | Writing tickets |
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The money
Estimated take: $128K, if every ticket were paid at the posted $100 fine. (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)
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Nearby cameras
- 7739 S Western Ave — Speed, 274 m away, 6,077 tickets in 12 months
- 7738 S Western — Speed, 287 m away, 2,369 tickets in 12 months
- 2550 W 79th St — Speed, 374 m away, 1,017 tickets in 12 months
- 2603 W 79th — Speed, 423 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, “Western & 79th red-light camera tickets”, https://cameraticketsusa.com/il/chicago/western-and-79th/, data as of October 7, 2026.