Hot Desk

What is Hot Desk?

Probably created back in the 1990's. It's an web application created by Chicago Police which incorporates LEADS other sources.
I think Hot Desk is used only by the Chicago Police Department.

Doulin v. City of Chicago, 662 F. Supp. 318 (N.D. Ill. 1987)
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/662/318/1393382
This system can be accessed from computer terminals that have been installed in police cars so that the arresting police officer can have on-the-spot access to identification information. By entering last name, first name,[12] and sex, a police officer can determine if a particular individual is sought on an outstanding arrest warrant or is the subject of a “stop order” provided that the arrestee provides his truthful name or an alias upon which he has previously been arrested. This system also provides access to the State of Illinois criminal justice information network (the “Illinois Law Enforcement Agency Data System,” or “LEADS”), as well as to a national database of wanted persons (the “National Crime Information Center,” or “NCIC”).

Gabel v. City of Chicago
https://www.leagle.com/decision/2002827296f3d5311768
The City's policies relating to the towing and impoundment of vehicles are stated in the Code and in a procedural manual created by EAR in 1997. When a vehicle is towed to Lot 6, pound personnel 1 conduct a physical examination of the vehicle and complete a Motor Vehicle Inventory Report. The Inventory Report describes the condition of the vehicle, describes the specific location of the vehicle in the lot, identifies when the vehicle was redeemed and by whom, and if the vehicle was never redeemed, describes the manner and date in which the vehicle was dis-posed. Pound personnel then enter this information into a daily log book and into a computer system known as the System,“ which allows the City to track the location and disposition of all towed vehicles in the City and to respond to inquiries by vehicle owners about the location of their vehicles. For example, the Hot Desk System allows any City pound and several City departments (such as the Police Department and Department of Streets Sanitation) to determine whether a vehicle is located at Lot 6 by entering the vehicle's license plate number or VIM number into the system.