The Department’s primary responsibility, as mandated by the Illinois State Constitution, is to provide police services to the 115,000 residents in the unincorporated areas of the County. The Department’s more than 100 civilian personnel are primarily Telecommunicators in the consolidated E-911 Center, which serves all unincorporated Cook County, Berkeley, Blue Island, Dixmoor, Ford Heights, Gold, Harvey, Hometown, Indian Head Park, Lyons, Merrionette Park, Metra commuter rail system (covers six counties, into Wisconsin), Northlake, Palos Park, Park Ridge, Phoenix, and Robbins. Operational Support Command – Records Section, Asset Forfeiture, Impounds and Tows, Alarm Permits, Extra-Duty Programs.Communication Operations Command – E-911 and Radio Dispatch, 24-hour Warrant Desk.
Street Crimes Command – Narcotics, Street Crime Suppression, Gun Suppression Team, Tech Unit, and Extraditions. Criminal Investigations Command – Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSI), Evidence and Recovered Property, and Special Victims (Vice, Human Trafficking, Child Protection Unit, Forensic Services). Field Operations Command – Patrol (DUI specialists, Truck/Traffic Unit, Court Officers, Community Safety Team), Crossing Guards, Emergency Services, Air Support, School Safety Program, and Police Training Academy. The Police Department is commanded by the Chief Public Safety Officer and is divided into five principal Commands: The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department is the third largest police department in the State of Illinois, with more than 500 officers. At present in Illinois, only Cook County meets that statutory standard. By Illinois statute, the Sheriff in each county having more than one million inhabitants shall maintain a County Police Department division (55 ILCS 5/3-7001).
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