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Agenda Item Details
MeetingJun 05, 2018 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - 7:00
p.m.
Category8. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT
Subject8.2 Motion to Accept Proposal to Engage in an Intergovernmental Agreement with the
Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory for Evidence Analysis and Processing
AccessPublic
TypeAction
Preferred DateJun 05, 2018
Absolute DateJun 05, 2018
Fiscal ImpactYes
Dollar Amount75,221.00
BudgetedYes
Budget SourcePolice Department: Northern Illinois Police Crime Lab Account, #
001.6061.65.0.000.566.010
Recommended ActionAccept the proposal from Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory for analysis and
processing of criminal case evidence submitted by the Mount Prospect Police
Department for the year 2018 for a not to exceed fee of $75,221.
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Information
In the FY 2018 budget, the Police Department budgeted to facilitate the transfer of responsibilities for the
analysis and processing of criminal case related evidence from the Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory
System, which the police department currently uses, to the Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory. The
Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory offers similar analysis and processing services to participating
agencies as those offered by the Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory, such as DNA analysis, latent print
identification, drug chemistry, toxicological analysis and firearms testing and analysis.
The Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory offers their services free of charge to any police agency in the state.
As such, they are the primary provider of crime scene evidence analysis for the majority of police agencies in
northeastern Illinois, including the Chicago Police Department (CPD). With the high volume of evidence
received by the lab on a daily basis from user agencies including CPD, the ISP Crime Lab acknowledges an
enormous backlog of cases involving both property and violent crimes.
Use of the Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory poses several drawbacks for the Mount Prospect Police
Department. First, the location of the nearest state laboratory is at Damen Avenue and Roosevelt Road in
Chicago. Travel times from the police department to this location in good weather at optimal times are on
average fifty to sixty minutes each way. Inclement weather and traffic issues can compound these travel
times as much as threefold. Second, the previously mentioned case analysis backlog affects criminal case
resolution and court prosecution. Analysis of DNA evidence typically exceeds eight months. Additionally, when
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arrests can be made early on in a case, prosecutions are delayed because physical evidence submitted to the
laboratory in a timely manner is waiting for analysis due to the backlog at the laboratory. Finally, on cases
where a significant amount of evidence is collected, the lab will only accept a certain number of items of
evidence for analysis, again due to the backlog.
The Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory was selected through recommendation from officers and
investigators from neighboring police agencies, who laud the laboratory’s evidence analysis turnaround times
and resultant successful and timely case resolution. These turnaround times are much improved compared to
the turnaround times offered by the Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory, resulting in greater efficiency for
the department. Many neighboring agencies, including the Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Glenview,
Wheeling, and the Prospect Heights Police Departments currently use the Northeast Illinois Regional Crime
Laboratory. The laboratory is the only alternate crime laboratory in the northeast Illinois region. In addition to
the improved case evidence turnaround times and easy access, the Northeast Illinois Regional Crime
Laboratory offers destruction of any drugs and firearms the police department takes in, regardless if the items
were submitted for analysis and at no additional cost. Destruction of drugs and guns tend to be costly to the
police department due to current laws and restrictions.
The cost to the village for the services of the Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory is $1.3332 per
person (54,171) based on the most recent U.S. Census Bureau report plus an annual $3,000 facility
assessment ($75,221 per year). The transition from the current crime laboratory to the Northeast Illinois
Regional Crime Laboratory is expected to be seamless and will result in no additional expenditures, as
their LIMS database interfaces with our police department’s property and evidence management system.
Alternatives
1. Accept the proposal from Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory for evidence related analysis and
processing not to exceed $75,221.
2. Action at discretion of Village Board.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Village Board accept the proposal from the Northeast Illinois Regional Crime
Laboratory for criminal case evidence analysis and processing in an amount not to exceed $75,221.
Northeastern Illinois Police Crime Lab IGA.pdf (263 KB)Lab PowerPoint (002).pdf (110 KB)
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Executive Content
Motion & Voting
Accept the proposal from Northeast Illinois Regional Crime Laboratory for analysis and processing of criminal
case evidence submitted by the Mount Prospect Police Department for the year 2018 for a not to exceed fee of
$75,221.
Motion by Paul Hoefert, second by Michael Zadel.
Final Resolution: Motion Carries
Yea: William Grossi, Eleni Hatzis, Paul Hoefert, Richard Rogers, Colleen Saccotelli, Michael Zadel
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