Homer Glen Voters Say 'No' To Plate Readers: UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

HOMER GLEN, IL — According to Tuesday's unofficial results, Homer Glen voters have said "no" to an advisory question about installing license plate readers in the town.

With all precincts in, 2,141 voters said yes to the advisory question, but 3,268 voters said no, according to unofficial results.

Patch will update unofficial vote totals as they are posted on the Will County Clerk's website. Election night results are unofficial until results are certified later this month.

(100 percent of precincts reporting)

YES - 2,141 votes

NO - 3,268 votes

The exact question read: "Shall the Village of Homer Glen install and use license plate readers at public access roads designated by the Village Board to support public safety agencies provided the data collected is confidential and is destroyed within 30 days unless it is the subject matter of an ongoing investigation?"

The Homer Glen Village Board approved adding the advisory question to the ballot at a January meeting.

Several communities in the Chicago area have approved license plate readers at the main exit and entry points of their towns. Homer Glen doesn't have the readers currently, but nearby Lemont, Romeoville, the Will County Sheriff's Office, Joliet, Bolingbrook, New Lenox and Mokena do.

According to the Village website, if the referendum was approved by voters, then the Village would have pursued bids for contracts for cameras.

Since it was not approved, then nothing will change, and the money allocated for the cameras will remain in the Village's general budget.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Election results will remain unofficial until April 25 when the Will County Clerk's Office finishes counting vote by mail ballots and provisional ballots.