The Brief
- A suburban woman is contesting a Chicago red-light camera ticket issued to her license plate, even though the vehicle pictured is not hers.
- Despite providing proof that she drives a different car and that the plate is registered to her Subaru, the ticket remains active and could increase if unpaid.
- The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office is now investigating after FOX Chicago reported on the case.
CHICAGO – A suburban woman says she is fighting a red-light camera ticket issued for a vehicle she does not own, even though the license plate number on the citation matches her own.
Susan Bonini drives a green Subaru and lives outside Chicago. But in early January, she opened her mailbox to find a red-light camera ticket from the City of Chicago.
“At first, I thought it might be a scam,” Bonini said. “I opened it up and thought, why is the City of Chicago sending me something?”…