Gov. Pritzker signs bill expanding use of cameras on Illinois expressways, DuSable Lake Shore Drive

CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed two payments increasing the usage of cameras on Chicago space expressways and DuSable Lake shore Drive.

“There may be nothing extra vital than conserving Illinoisans protected—in our colleges, in our parks, and on our expressways,” Pritzker mentioned in a information launch. “The tragic incidences of gun violence on our highways requires aggressive and intentional motion. By signing this invoice, regulation enforcement companies may have the instruments to answer legal exercise in a well timed and environment friendly method—making certain the protection and safety of our residents, whereas holding perpetrators accountable.”

Home Invoice 4481 will increase the quantity cameras alongside expressways and state highways in 22 Illinois counties – together with all of the counties within the larger Chicago space. The counties are Boone, Bureau, Champaign, Cook dinner, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Henry, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Macon, Madison, McHenry, Morgan, Peoria, Rock Island, Sangamon, St. Clair, Will, and Winnebago.

A separate invoice, Home Invoice 260, permits for expressway cameras on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. The trouble offers police companies the flexibility to make use of photographs from the cameras to research carjackings and different crimes, detect freeway situations, and facilitate freeway security. It takes impact instantly.

“As considerations about crime stay on the forefront, we should guarantee regulation enforcement has the proper instruments to maintain our communities protected and maintain violent offenders accountable,” Illinois state Rep. Ann M. Williams (D-Chicago) mentioned within the launch. “This invoice, which expands the usage of digicam know-how on our roadways, together with on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, will permit for more practical policing whereas defending privateness considerations and civil liberties.”

“Expressway cameras are a much-needed software to fight crime on Jean-Baptiste DuSable Lake Shore Drive,” state Senator Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) mentioned within the launch. “Defending our lake entrance communities and this essential piece of infrastructure is a prime precedence and am proud to see Governor Pritzker signal this regulation to broaden the expressway digicam program.”