The university is providing a $3 million grant to the city to fund installation of 110 new police surveillance cameras and license plate readers in the neighborhoods surrounding its South Side campus.
The University of Chicago will be funding a project to install more than 100 new surveillance cameras and license plate readers near its Hyde Park campus, which would be monitored by the Chicago Police Department.
The City Council on Monday approved the use of a $3 million grant to the city's Office of Public Safety Administration, which provides administrative functions for the Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department, and Office of Emergency Management and Communications. Deputy budget director Latoya Vaughn told aldermen last week the University of Chicago is providing the grant to finance the installation 110 new police surveillance cameras and license plate readers in the neighborhoods surrounding its South Side campus.that city officials will determine where the cameras will be installed, along with input from the university, CPD, and local aldermen.
CPD will monitor the cameras, although the university also is seeking an agreement to access the cameras as well. In return, the university would provide CPD with access to its own on-campus surveillance cameras. The move is part of the university's effort to boost security on and near campus after the murder of student
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