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Red light camera at Western And 79th
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.
22,048
Violations recorded, all time
Every ticket this camera has issued in the published data
1,134
Violations, last 12 months
77
Violations, last 30 days
18
Busiest single day
Sep 11, 2021
Violations by month, last 12 months
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Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 158.
Location
The city records this intersection at 41.75005, -87.68299.
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 Western And 79th — FAQ
- How many tickets has the red light camera at Western And 79th issued?
- The cameras at Western And 79th have recorded 22,048 violations across all the days the intersection appears in the City of Chicago's published data, including 1,134 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 Western And 79th?
- 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 Western And 79th was Sep 11, 2021, when the intersection recorded 18 violations.