Chicago Big Brother: Daley proposes adding cameras to street sweepers

The Chicago Tribune reports:

It soon may become harder to escape the long lens of city cameras.

Mayor Richard Daley wants to use the devices to snare people who defy signs ordering them not to park curbside on street-sweeping days. Under an ordinance the mayor introduced Wednesday to the City Council, cameras would be installed on street sweepers to capture images of the temporary no-parking signs posted on street-sweeping days and of vehicles who defy them. Violators would receive $50 tickets.

The effort is expected to save the city money because police would not have to be called to the scene to issue tickets, Daley said.

Chicago has to pay for those pensions some way.Here's hoping you don't get a ticket after paying an 11.25% sales tax in downtown Chicago.