Suburban police were asked to help Chicago during vaccine reporting stalemate if needed, but Kane and DuPage county sheriffs say no

The bulletin sent Monday to Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System members, an umbrella agency of Illinois police departments, was a preliminary step toward assessing the workforce available to assist the city. The backup would be at the city’s request and only in the event of an emergency, such as a plane crash or tornado, not to answer routine calls for service or patrol city streets, ILEAS Executive Director James Page said.