Mayor Lori Lightfoot was spared Thursday from a humiliating political defeat at the expense of speeding motorists blamed for a rash of recent accidents, injuries and fatalities on Chicago streets.
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) abruptly recessed the Finance Committee he chairs when it became clear that the votes were there to force the mayor to stop issuing $35 tickets to motorists caught on camera going between 6 and 9 miles an hour over the speed limit.
