Illinois State Police

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Illinois State Police
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The current Illinois State Police patch, adopted in 1988.
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Seal of the Illinois State Police
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Badge of an ISP trooper
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Flag of the Illinois State Police
AbbreviationISP
MottoIntegrity, Service, Pride
Agency overview
FormedApril 1, 1922;102 years ago (1922-04-01)
Employees2,702 (as of April 1, 2022) [1] [ failed verification ]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionIllinois, U.S.
Size57,918 sq mi (140,998 km2)
Population12,671,821 (2020 est.)
Legal jurisdictionState of Illinois
Governing body Governor of Illinois
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byIllinois State Police Merit Board
Headquarters801 South Seventh Street
Springfield, Illinois
Troopers1,803 (as of April 1, 2022) [1] [ failed verification ]
Civilian members899 (as of April 1, 2022) [1] [ failed verification ]
Agency executive
  • Brendan F. Kelly, Director
Facilities
Troops
11
  • 1: Pecatonica, Sterling
  • 2: La Salle, East Moline
  • 3: Des Plaines, Elgin, Joliet
  • 4: Macomb, Metamora
  • 5: Pontiac, Ashkum
  • 6: Springfield, Pittsfield
  • 7: Pesotum
  • 8: Collinsville, Litchfield
  • 9: Effingham, Carmi
  • 10: DuQuoin, Ullin
  • 15: Downers Grove
Patrol carsFord Explorer, Expedition, Taurus, Chevy Caprice, Dodge Chargers, and Harley Davidson motorcycles
Website
isp.illinois.gov

The Illinois State Police (ISP) is the state police agency of the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois State Police is responsible for traffic safety on more than 300,000 miles of total roadway, including 2,185 miles of interstate highways and 15,969 miles of state highways. Currently, almost 3,000 sworn and civilian personnel make up the Illinois State Police.

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Troops and organization

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Troops of the ISP
Demographics comparison
ISP [2]
Male72%
Female28%
White82%
Black or African-American9%
Hispanic7%
Asian2%

Organization

The Illinois State Police is currently organized into several divisions, commands, offices and bureaus:

Troops

The Illinois State Police reorganized from Districts into Troops, which went into effect on January 1, 2023: [11] [12]

TroopHeadquartersCounties Covered
1 Sterling, Pecatonica Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago
2 LaSalle, East Moline Bureau, Henry, LaSalle, Mercer, Putnam, and Rock Island
3 Des Plaines, Elgin, Lockport Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy,Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will
4 Macomb, Metamora Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, Marshall, McDonough, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, and Woodford
5 Ashkum, Pontiac DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, and McLean
6 Pittsfield, Springfield Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Logan, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, and Scott
7 Pesotum Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion
8 Collinsville, Litchfield Bond, Clinton, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Monroe, St. Clair, and Washington
9 Carmi, Effingham Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Hamilton,Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White
10 Du Quoin, Ullin Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union and Williamson
15 Downers Grove Illinois State Tollways

Traffic enforcement

Illinois State Police currently use various methods for speed limit enforcement on Illinois highways. Hand-held and moving radar, LIDAR, pacing, air speed utilizing the ISP fleet of aircraft, and VASCAR. ISP uses typical marked units (Ford Explorer, Expedition, and Taurus, Chevrolet Caprice) as well as unmarked units. Since 2006, photo radar mounted in vans have been used for speed enforcement in construction zones statewide. Though the vans are manned by ISP officers, Conduent, a private company, provides the vans for a fee.

ISP has four Cessna 182 airplanes used for law enforcement efforts throughout the state. Three of the four aircraft are equipped with forward looking infrared cameras. All pilots assigned to the Air Operations Bureau began their career at ISP as Troopers.  ISP pilots respond to calls for service 24/7 and at no cost to the user agency.  Routine calls for service include but are not limited to missing persons searches, criminal manhunts, surveillance, pursuits, photo/video needs, civil unrest, patrol support, and transportation. Since 1959, ISP has also used aircraft for speed enforcement, using stopwatch time measurement.

Illinois State Police Merit Board

The Illinois State Police Merit Board (Merit Board) administers certification for the appointment and promotion of state police officers, as well as their discipline, removal, demotion, and suspension measures. The Merit Board consists of five civilian members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate. Each member serves a six-year term and no more than three members may be affiliated with the same political party.

List of ISP superintendents and directors

Superintendents

  • John T. Stack (1922–1929)
  • Walter L. Moody (1929–1933)
  • Lawrence M. Taylor (1933–1935)†
  • Walter Williams (1935–1941)
  • Jesse H. Grissom (1941)
  • T.P. Sullivan (1941)
  • Leo M. Carr (1941–1942)
  • Harry Yde (1942–1945)
  • Harry I. Curtis (1945–1950)
  • Thomas J. O'Donnell (1950–1953)
  • Philip M. Brown (1953–1956)
  • William H. Morris (1956–1968)
  • Albert S. Hinds (1968–1969)
  • James T. McGuire (1969–1971)
  • Dwight E. Pitman (1971–1977)
  • Lynn E. Baird (1977–1979)
  • Ronald J. Miller (1979–1983)
  • Laimutis A. Nargelenas (1983–1987)

Directors

  • James B. Zagel (1980–1987)* Director of Department of Law Enforcement 1980–1985, Director of Department of State Police 1985-1987
  • Jeremy D. Margolis (1987–1991) [13]
  • Terrance W. Gainer (1991–1998)
  • Sam W. Nolen (1998–2003)
  • Larry G. Trent (2003–2009)
  • Jonathon E. Monken (2009–2011)
  • Hiram Grau (2011–2015)
  • Leo P. Schmitz (2015–2019)
  • Brendan F. Kelly (2019– )
 

Deaths

Since the establishment of the Illinois State Police, 67 troopers have died while on duty. [14]

Uniform and armament

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Uniform patches of the ISP since 1939

The ISP uniform has a distinct look that separate it from its neighbors. Instead of a chocolate brown uniform worn by the Iowa State Patrol, or a light blue on dark blue uniform worn by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, ISP officers wear light tan/khaki shirts, and dark green pants with black trim. Dress uniforms include a jacket that matches the pants. The cold weather gear incorporates a brown, all-weather jacket. Leather duty gear consists of black high gloss clarino holsters, belts, and accessories. ISP officers wear a dark brown campaign hat called a Montana Peak.

The badge, instead of a traditional shield surmounted by an eagle design, is a six-pointed star that reads the rank of the trooper, and the words "Illinois State Police" in black, along with the officer's badge number (beginning in 2002). The badge's sequential inventory number is found stamped on the reverse side of the badge. The badges are silver or chrome plated steel for all ranks below sergeant, and gold plated for sergeant and above.

Officers are issued a Glock 22, .40 S&W caliber semiautomatic pistol as sidearms.

Rank insignia

RankInsignia
Director
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First Deputy Director
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Colonel
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Lieutenant Colonel
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Major
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Captain Captain insignia gold.svg
Lieutenant US-OF1B.svg
Master Sergeant
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Sergeant
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Master Trooper
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Trooper First Class
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Trooper

See also

Illinois State Police:

General:

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