The Campton Hills Village Board voted to approve the appointment of Sgt. James Levand as interim police chief after 2½ hours in closed session Friday night.
Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Millar, through an attorney, called his being placed on administrative leave amid an Illinois State Police investigation an attempt "to assassinate his character and impugn his integrity."
While violent crimes rose in many suburbs last year, most suburban police departments reported a drop in property crimes in 2020 compared to the 10-year average. That s despite widespread increases in identity theft cases stemming from unemployment benefits scams.