Historically, the Lyric Opera House of Chicago did not employ security screening. “We adhere to the Illinois protocol that bans handguns in public buildings,” says John Yelen, the Senior Director of Facilities. “But we never found any since we never checked anyone. Other theaters in the Chicago area had implemented Evolv Express® systems and our executive management team had visited those sites and seen the Express in action. Our General Manager had also seen the Express system at a local sports stadium and was impressed with the seamless approach to security screening.”
John Yelen went on to recount "we considered other options, such as walkthrough magnetometers and hand-held wands, for primary security screening but they simply weren’t a fit. A lot of our patrons are elderly, and we needed something that was easy to walk through. The Evolv Express met those requirements.” Through implementing our systems, Lyric Opera House of Chicago was able to achieve the following and more:
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