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Police say license plate readers helped solve Oak Brook mall shooting (opens the original)
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Oak Brook police are crediting their network of license plate readers with helping to identify cars linked to a fatal shooting at Oakbrook Center. As officials praise the technology and as the use of the license plate readers expands, lawmakers are pushing for new guardrails on how the technology is used. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Chief Brian Strockis said police immediately accessed images and license plate information using the readers, and that information gave them valua
Vote delayed on plan to claw back money from infamous Chicago parking meter deal (opens the original)
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Chicago City Council was poised to vote Friday on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another. But supporters of the deal moved to delay the vote until Tuesday. Supporters believe, amid Chicago's financial challenges, the deal will help the city. The buyer, private equity firm Stonepeak Partners, would pay the city $75 million plus 5% of future profits. The money would go toward pensions. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. "This is a great deal that's be
Judge orders new inspection of Chicago funeral home where decomposing bodies were found (opens the original)
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A Chicago building inspector found dangerous conditions inside the South Chicago Chapel where dozens of decomposing corpses were found last month, so the city sued the owners of the south side funeral home. On Thursday, the attorneys appeared in court for the first time. Fifty-six decomposing bodies were found inside the funeral home in August. The couple that owns the funeral home wasn't in court Thursday, but their lawyer and the city appeared virtually. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever y
Privacy debate over Flock cameras takes center stage at US Senate hearing (opens the original)
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The debate over Flock cameras and license plate readers took center stage at a U.S. Senate hearing, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle undermined the need for privacy and spoke about the risks the technology poses. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, held the hearing to examine the growing use of the surveillance technology. They have concerns about who can access Americans' data and how long it is being kept. Stream NBC 5 for free,
Chicago faces $882M budget hole. How will Mayor Johnson close the gap? (opens the original)
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his financial team said the projected 2027 budget hole is $284 million lower than anticipated, but the team is not yet saying how it will plug the gap. "For me, protecting city jobs, protecting workers, protecting critical services that our residents rely and depend on, while giving us the ability to continue to invest and expand those services: That's what my approach is always going to be," Johnson told reporters during a media briefing Thursday. Stream NBC 5
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