Illinois State Police announced Wednesday they are installing dozens of more license plate readers on Chicago area expressways to combat crime.
A 20-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting two people on Interstate 55 in Chicago last year.Illinois State Police announced Wednesday they are installing 56 more Automated License Plate Readers on Chicago area expressways.
There are already 99 ALPRs monitoring the Dan Ryan Expressway. The additional 56 will more installed on I-90, I-290, I-55 and I-57. "My administration is bringing over 150 automated license plate readers to Chicagoland expressways ahead of the summer, another step to enhance public safety for residents of and visitors to the nation’s third largest city," Governor JB Pritzker said in a statement.An automated license plate reader camera used by the Illinois State Police. | Illinois State PoliceState Representative Thaddeus Jones pushed for the Tamara Clayton Expressway Act.
In the same time period last year, 66 expressway shootings took place, including 28 shootings resulting in injuries and seven deaths."The automated license plate reader is another tool to assist ISP patrol and investigations solve crimes and make Chicago area expressways safer for motorists," ISP Director Brenden F. Kelly said in a statement.
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