New Chicago fees, fines take effect for parking, bags, rideshares, streaming services for 2025

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The new year will bring new fines and fees for Chicago.

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The city's recently approved budget includes increased fines for drivers caught on speed cameras.

The cost of a plastic shopping bag will increase from seven cents to 10 cents.

And the tax on streaming services such as Netflix will increase 10.25%.

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Government watchdog Joe Ferguson says something needs to change.

"There is a corrosive effect on all of us to endlessly being nickel and dimed without knowing exactly what we're being nickel and dimed for," Ferguson said.

The city budget does avoid the $300-million property tax increase that Mayor Brandon Johnson had initially proposed.