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    Workshop

    Technology and Information Sharing

    Implementation of Technology and Unified Command to Combat Expressway Shootings

    Monday, October 21, 2024
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    Location: 254AB

      Submitter and Speaker(s)

    • J W Price

      Lieutenant Colonel
      Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation
      Springfield, Illinois, United States

      • Speaker(s)

    • Brendan Kelly

      Director
      Illinois State Police

    • Dan Likens

      Lieutenant Colonel
      Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation
      Springfield, Illinois, United States

    • Christopher Owen

      Colonel
      Illinois State Police Division of Patrol
      Springfield, Illinois, United States

    The Illinois State Police (ISP) experienced over a 50% rise in expressway shootings in the Chicagoland area in 2021. The ISP responded by immediately deploying a unified command of experienced agency executives; employing advanced technologies quickly; surging sworn personnel; and incorporating forensic services, air operations, and special agents. What transpired was a 47% drop in expressway shootings.