At least one recent criminal case in this north St. Louis County suburb was dismissed because newly hired police officers were acting as law enforcement without having active licenses.
A local town recently found itself without a single police officer, so they hired five new ones. However, questions have arisen about whether they are lawfully allowed to hold the job.
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The south suburb joins Naperville, Waukegan, Aurora and Richton Park in courting the team, which has hit an impasse in property tax negotiations in Arlington Heights.