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Vernon Hills police report smooth 911 consolidation to LACOM; chief addresses license-plate-reader concerns

Village Board of the Village of Vernon Hills · November 5, 2025
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Police Chief updated the board that the village’s 911 dispatch folded into the countywide LACOM system and said the transition went smoothly; he also defended the department’s use of its license-plate-reader system, saying national lookups are disabled by default and out-of-state sharing is tightly vetted.

The Vernon Hills Police Department announced that its local 911 dispatch operations have completed a transition into LACOM, a consolidated county dispatch center, and that the change has improved service and eliminated prior jurisdictional inconsistencies.

Chief (speaker S12) told the board the village’s joint dispatch with Countryside Fire Protection District integrated into LACOM last Thursday…

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