Illinois State Police
| Illinois State Police | |
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| Abbreviation | ISP |
Illinois State Police patch
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Seal of the Illinois State Police
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| Motto | Integrity, Service, Pride |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | April 1, 1922 |
| Employees | 3,556 (as of 2004) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Illinois, USA |
| Size | 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²) |
| Population | 12,859,995 (2015 est.) |
| Legal jurisdiction |
 Statewide |
| Governing body | Governor of Illinois |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Illinois State Police Merit Board |
| Headquarters | 801 South Seventh Street Springfield, Illinois |
| Troopers | 1,781 (as of Dec 2013) |
| Civilians | 1,548 (as of 2004) |
| Agency executive | Leo P. Schmitz, Director |
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| Districts |
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| Website | |
| www.isp.state.il.us | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Illinois State Police (ISP) is the state police force of Illinois. Officially established in 1922, the Illinois State Police have over 3,000 personnel and 21 districts. The main facilities of the Illinois State Police Academy, which were constructed in 1968, are located in Springfield. Prior to 1968, training was conducted at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. ISP also maintains the Illinois sex offender registry, administers the state's AMBER Alert program, and issues Illinois Firearm Owner Identification Cards (FOID) and Concealed Carry Licenses. The Illinois State Police is also responsible for driving and physically protecting the Governor of Illinois. In 2005, officers and duties of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services Police were merged into the Illinois State Police.
As of 2006, the Illinois State Police is organized into several divisions:
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 time-distance measurement. The IL State Police uses typical marked units (Crown Victorias, Impalas, and Chargers, Ford Police Interceptor) as well as unmarked units of vehicles ranging from Crown Victorias to Grand Prix GTPs to LS-1 powered Z28s to Mustang GTs. The Mustangs, Camaros, and other vehicles are for a program created to combat aggressive driving and speeding. Lightbars used on marked units are Code 3 X2100 LED units, Federal Signal Legend units and Code 3 MX7000 halogen/strobe units. Prior to that, it was a mixture of the Code 3 MX7000s and Federal Signal JetSonics and Federal Signal Vistas.
Currently, the Illinois State Police uses MPH Industries radar and Kustom Signals LIDAR.
Since 1986, the Illinois State Police has patrolled Chicago Expressways (Districts 3 and 4 which merged to become District Chicago). Illinois also announced in February 2006, that photo radar mounted in vans would be used for speed enforcement in construction zones statewide. Recently, the program has been expanded for speed enforcement throughout the state. Though the vans are manned by State Police troopers, a private company, ACS State and Local Solutions, provides the vans for a fee and receives a bonus of $15 per ticket issued.
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