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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Lightfoot’s $16.4B budget clears one hurdle, but hits snag over reduced fines

Chicago City Hall. (Sun-Times file photo)

A plan to cut in half the maximum fine for bike lane incursions and driving with covered license plates or tinted windows hit a roadblock Tuesday in a City Council concerned about violent crime and bike safety.

The buzz-saw of complaints about changes triggered by a recent court decision forced the Finance Committee to put off a final vote on the revenue ordinance tied to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $16.4 billion budget. The committee will reconvene at noon Wednesday to reconsider the revenue ordinance.

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