A bipartisan group of DuPage County Board members has unveiled a redistricting plan over the objections of a few Democrats who sought another version of an electoral map despite a looming deadline.
Democrats and Republicans on the Dupage County Board are at odds over a once-in-a-decade process to redraw the six county board districts. The initial map board members came up with meets all the legal requirements for the process. Still, Democrats say they want at least two other proposed maps drawn up.
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Updated 4/13/2021 6:39 PM
After gaining support at the committee level, a downsized body camera and Taser proposal was thwarted Tuesday when the full DuPage County Board instead authorized the sheriff s original request for a $2.5 million program over the next five years.
The board s unanimous approval of the contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. brings the county closer to complying with the state s new criminal justice reform legislation, which requires the sheriff s office to outfit officers with body cameras by Jan. 1.
Included in the purchase, funded through reserves, are implementation, storage and acquisition of 180 cameras, 72 corresponding Tasers, Signal Sidearm equipment that activates the cameras if a deputy s gun is unholstered, and virtual reality training.