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Forest Park council approves 11-camera street surveillance system with license-plate readers after privacy debate
Summary
The Village of Forest Park approved an 11-camera street surveillance system with four license-plate readers (ordinance o-01-22) after council discussion about privacy, signage, access controls and annual oversight; the council also approved related electrical contracting (o-02-22).
Forest Park — The Village Council voted to approve an 11-camera public‑way surveillance system with four license‑plate readers on Jan. 10, 2022, saying the equipment will help police investigators find stolen vehicles, locate missing persons and develop suspects in violent crimes.
Chief Ken Gross, the police chief who presented the proposal, described the system as “an 11 camera system at various points throughout the village to help us prevent and solve crimes” and said the license‑plate readers (LPRs) would “help, again, with felony vehicles…
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