Facial recognition helps cops solve some of Chicago’s most heinous crimes. This state legislator wants to shut it down.

Source CWB Chicago
Original Load Date March 22, 2026, 9 p.m.
Last Updated March 22, 2026, 9 p.m.
Original URL https://cwbchicago.com/2026/03/facial-recognition-helps-cops-solve-some-of-chicagos-most-heinous-crimes-this-state-legislator-wants-to-shut-it-down.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facial-recognition-helps-cops-solve-some-of-chicagos-most-heinous-crimes-this-state-legislator-wants-to-shut-it-down

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![][1] _Illinois Rep. Kelly Cassidy, center, and images of some of the people who have been charged with violent crimes following investigations that involved the use of facial recognition. (Facebook, Chicago Police Department)_ An Illinois state legislator wants to strip law enforcement of a tool ...