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Riverwoods police say ALPR data shared only with in-state agencies; officer deployed with regional mutual-aid force to Broadview protests
Summary
Riverwoods Police Chief told trustees that the village shares automatic license-plate-reader data only with in-state, non-federal law enforcement within 50 miles and that a Riverwoods officer deployed with the NIPIS mobile field force to Broadview protests on Oct. 3.
Riverwoods Police Chief briefed trustees on two law-enforcement items. First, the chief said the village's automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are shared with in-state, non-federal law-enforcement agencies within a 50-mile radius and that he had reviewed the list of recipient agencies "to confirm that no federal agencies are included."
Second, the chief described a mutual-aid deployment on Friday, Oct. 3, when a Riverwoods officer joined the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPIS) mobile field force at the request of the Broadview Police Department to respond to protests near an ICE detention facility. The chief emphasized that the NIPIS deployment was made at Broadview's request to protect residents and businesses and that "the NIPIS team was not requested by, nor did they assist ICE," and that the team "did not interact with the federal agents or operate on ICE property." The chief added that NIPIS leadership consulted the Illinois Attorney General's Office, which provided written confirmation the operation complied with the Illinois Trust Act, a state law that restricts local law-enforcement cooperation in immigration enforcement.
Trustees asked no substantial follow-up questions; the chief's statements were presented as an informational report and no board action was taken.
