State of Illinois Organization Sworn and civilian executives manage the Director’s Office and four operational and administrative areas: • Director’s Office - Assumes responsibility for the effective management of ISP entities which would include providing legal Join Our Team services and auditing functions. • Division of Operations - Assumes Illinois State Police responsibility for day-to-day patrol and on interstate and state highways, and for criminal investigations which include fugitive apprehensions and developing strategic and tactical criminal intelligence. For information on benefits and salaries, please contact: • Division of Internal Investigation - Assumes responsibilities for specialized Illinois State Police investigations of alleged misconduct by Recruitment Section members of the Governor’s staff or by any 801 S. 7th Street administrator or employee of any executive Suite 100-S department or agency under the jurisdiction Springfield, Illinois 62703 of the Governor. 866-IL-TROOPER (Inside Illinois) • Division of Forensic Services - Provides 217-785-0183 (Outside Illinois) specialized technical and scientific services to the Illinois State Police operational Illinois State Police divisions and local criminal justice agencies. Internet Homepage Address: • Division of Administration - Assumes www.isp.state.il.us responsibility for carrying out diverse administrative functions vital to the www.illinoistrooper.com operation of the entire department. LIKE us on Facebook:

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Printed by the Authority of the State of Illinois ISP Central Printing Section Printed on Recycled Paper Illinois State Police ISP 2-393 (8/17) 2M www.illinois.gov www.isp.state.il.us No education needed if: In 1922, the first statewide police • The applicant has been honorably discharged from the armed services of the force in Illinois emerged — the Illinois after serving active military duty AND has been awarded at least one of the qualifying medals State Police. The department is now a • The applicant is an active member of the Illinois multi-faceted, full-service law National Guard or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces AND has been enforcement agency which awarded at least one of the qualifying medals. Medals that qualify are as follows: Southwest enforces the laws, protects the Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, public, and provides an array of Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal or state-of-the-art specialty services. Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. Special Services Proof must be provided on a DD-214. Troopers with unique skills and educational • Effective July 1, 2017, any person who has backgrounds have opportunities to work in many been honorably discharged who served in a specialized areas such as piloting a plane, evaluating combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or Traditional Role and developing a crime scene or handling canines (K-9). imminent danger pay during deployment on active duty, or has served 3 years of full active Illinois State Police Troopers patrol the highways, and continuous military duty and received an ensuring safer roadways not only by enforcing speed Requirements honorable discharge, meets the collegiate limits and laws on over 20,000 miles of highway, educational requirement of the Department of but also by truck weight inspections and hazardous The Illinois State Police is currently accepting State Police. materials control. The Illinois State Police Academy, applications for the position of Trooper; however, located in Springfield, provides cadets with the training candidates must meet the following minimum • Successfully complete mental and physical tests and education necessary to successfully function as requirements: and a background investigation as prescribed by the ISP Merit Board. a Probationary Trooper. This intensive preparation • United States citizen, with no felony convictions. program is approximately 25 weeks in duration, fully Individuals meeting the requirements can • Possess a valid driver’s license and be willing to residential, physically demanding and competency- apply by going to www.illinoistrooper.com to accept statewide assignments. based. Cadets reside at the Academy Sunday night complete the application process. The ISP through Friday evening • Bachelor’s Degree or Associate’s Degree in Arts or Merit board is a separate entity which certifies Science, an Applied Science Associate’s Degree in applicants, for employment consideration, to Law Enforcement, or equivalent general education the Illinois State Police. course work, AND meet one of the following job Investigative Duties experience requirements: 3 years of continuous, Plainclothes detectives known as Special Agents full-time service use the most advanced equipment and technology to as a police officer investigate such serious crimes as homicide, sexual with the same assault, narcotics, fraud and forgery. Agents from police agency OR the Illinois State Police, cooperating with federal and 3 years of active local police agencies, help crack international narcotic military duty. rings as well as solve mass murders and apprehend international terrorists.