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SHAREIllinois State Police will get $12.5 million to install high-definition surveillance cameras to address an increase in expressway shootings.The grant money comes as shootings on Cook County expressways more than doubled over the last year. In 2020, there were 128 shootings, compared with 52 shootings the year before, state police said. So far this year, there have been 27 shootings, with 11 injuries and three fatalities.The grant, provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, will be used to install license plate reading cameras in 47 places to collect evidence needed “to detect and deter crime,” ISP Director Brendan Kelly said in a statement. State police will also install software to match license plates with those in a database.La Voz AARPLea este artículo en español en , un servicio presentado por AARP Chicago.Last year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Tamara Clayton Expressway Camera Act, which required the state to install new cameras on expressways. Current expressway cameras are low-definition and don’t record video. The act was named for a postal worker who was on Interstate 57 in 2019.“No one should feel afraid for their life or safety on Illinois expressways,” Pritzker said in a statement. “Tamara Clayton’s tragic death must not be forgotten, and we must do everything we can to prevent more expressway shootings.”A sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Thaddeus Jones, D-Calumet City, said the cameras will not necessarily stop the shootings on expressway but “will be used as a tool to catch those people who are using our expressways as their own personal shooting range.”State police said the cameras will not be used for other offenses such as speeding.Next Up InMost ReadThe LatestSmith created an expectation of accountability and discipline. The players bought into it with fervor. The Eberflus-coached team recalls the early days of Smith’s tenure.Jeremiah Carollo of Glen Carbon was one of three Illinois men sentenced Tuesday; the others were given probation.Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.Markets are shuddering following Wall Street’s sudden realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as hoped. The Dow dropped more than 1,000 points Tuesday afternoon and the S&amp;P 500 sank 3.6%.Shoreline salmon and trout again lead this sprawling raw-and-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus info on Illinois’ upcoming fall trout season and a Waukegan derby, aa well as hints of fall fishing arriving around Chicago, a cat-on-dog note and a Shabbona saga.

SHAREIllinois State Police will get $12.5 million to install high-definition surveillance cameras to address an increase in expressway shootings.The grant money comes as shootings on Cook County expressways more than doubled over the last year. In 2020, there were 128 shootings, compared with 52 shootings the year before, state police said. So far this year, there have been 27 shootings, with 11 injuries and three fatalities.The grant, provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, will be used to install license plate reading cameras in 47 places to collect evidence needed “to...

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