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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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Former Will County State’s Attorney Jeff Tomczak calls it a “quota.” And he said the language — found in the fine print of grants funding some suburban police patrols — could undermine drunken-driving cases when they reach a courtroom.

Local law enforcement officials say Tomczak’s wrong. “There is no quota system in the Will County Sheriff’s Office,” Deputy Chief Ken Kaupas said.

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