The tools DuPage County investigators use to crack open suspects' phones and the defibrillators Sheriff's deputies carry in their vehicles are both up for renewal Tuesday, July 7, when a county committee votes on nearly $648,000 in public safety spending.

The DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee, chaired by Evans, will consider five major procurement contracts at its July 7 meeting, according to the committee's posted agenda. The largest single item: a $344,340 contract with Cellebrite, Inc. to provide digital device extraction, processing, and analysis for the State's Attorney's Office from August 1, 2026, through November 30, 2027.

According to a San Diego Police Department surveillance impact report, Cellebrite's technology can extract call logs, text messages, emails, photos, GPS data, browser history, and deleted files from phones and tablets. A search warrant or consent is required before any extraction. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office Digital Forensic Investigation Unit has partnered with the Elmhurst Police Department to execute search warrants in digital evidence cases, according to an Elmhurst Magazine profile of the county crime lab.

A second digital forensics contract on the agenda would send $65,472 to Hexordia LLC for extraction processing software, also for the State's Attorney's Office, running August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. Together, the two digital forensics contracts total roughly $410,000.

In an Elmhurst Magazine profile, DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick called cell phones "one of the most valuable other technical sources for evidence," saying his office can "open virtually any device, clone it, and then collect the data for analysis."

Beyond digital forensics, the committee will vote on:

• $87,607 in Philips Heartstart AEDs for the Sheriff's Office, supplied by VidlSourcing LLC, covering July 14, 2026, through July 13, 2027. A companion budget transfer moves $87,607 from the county's contingency fund to cover the replacement units.
• A $78,192 sole-source contract with Life Technologies Corporation for a quantification instrument for the Sheriff's Office crime lab in Wheaton. The agenda does not specify the instrument type. DuPage County has operated the only county-run crime lab in Illinois since 1971.
• $72,222 to AT&T for telecommunications and high-speed internet for the State's Attorney's Office, running August 1, 2026, through February 28, 2028.

The agenda also includes a resolution approving the sale of surplus Sheriff's Office inventory to Wheaton College and two smaller contracts totaling about $41,000.

The committee's vote Tuesday is a recommendation. Approved items advance to the DuPage County Finance Committee and then the full County Board for final authorization.