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Consolidated Dispatch Centers

Cicero Dispatch Center (CCD)

  • 453.6625 repeater (NXDN) WREA717
  • Formerly known as Consolidated Emergency Response Center of Cook County (CERC-CC).

E-Com Dispatch Center (Homewood) WEB

  • Base added FB on 158.8575 (NFM, 12/22) WQIA750
  • 155.670 KSI631 M Police: Car-to-Car / ESDA-to Police (Side band) [Expired 2/21] FMN Deprecated 2/7/25

Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center (Glenview, Highland Park)

  • Provides police and fire dispatch for communities in the north suburbs of Chicago, in Cook and Lake Counties from two facilities.

Services for Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff and Lake Forest handled at the North Facility in Highland Park, all others at South Facility in Glenview.

Agencies in Cook County, IL:

  • Glenview Police (SC21 3686)
  • Glenview Fire (SC21 3679)
  • Glencoe Police (470.6625)
  • Glencoe Fire (151.010)
  • Kenilworth Police (470.6625)
  • Morton Grove Police (SC21 3685) (Sometimes on 470.7125)
  • Niles Police (SC21 3685) (Sometimes on 470.7125)
  • Northfield Police (470.6625)
  • Winnetka Police (470.6625)

Agencies in Lake County, IL:

  • Grayslake Police (SC21)
  • Hainesville (police protection by Grayslake PD)
  • Highland Park Police (155.73)
  • Highland Park Fire (154.16)
  • Highwood Police (155.73, Fire protection by Highland Park FD)
  • Lake Bluff Police (155.4225)
  • Lake Bluff Fire (151.2125)
  • Lake Forest Police (151.3025)
  • Lake Forest Fire (154.8825)

Municipal Consolidated Dispatch (MCD) WEB

  • 7300 W Wilson Ave, Harwood Heights, IL
  • Formed through inter-governmental agreement serves as the 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the Villages of Harwood Heights, Norridge, and Schiller Park. MCD is responsible for receiving and dispatching emergency and non-emergency calls for service for the Harwood Heights, Norridge, and Schiller Park Police, Schiller Park Fire and Norwood Park Township Fire Protection District which provides Fire/EMS for Harwood Heights, Norridge, and Norwood Park Township, in addition to after-hours public works notifications for all three municipalities.
  • Began dispatching operations in Sep 2017 serving a population of approximately 35,000 residents. Equipped with state of the art Next Generation 911 equipment and digital trunked police radio system

Non-Emergency Numbers for service agencies:

  • Harwood Heights Police: (708) 867-4343 (Answered directly by MCD Dispatch)
  • Norridge Police: (708) 453-4770 (Auto Attendant, press 7 for MCD Dispatch)
  • Schiller Park Police: (847) 678-2425 (Answered directly by MCD Dispatch)
  • (847) 678-4794 (Auto Attendant, press 1 for MCD Dispatch)
  • Schiller Park Fire: (847) 678-5136 (Main Firehouse)
  • Norwood Park Fire: (708) 867-5428 (Main Firehouse)

Norcom - North Regional Telecommunications Network

  • The organization that owns the radio communications infrastructure for several North Suburban and North Shore Police Departments.
  • Glenview Dispatch handles dispatch for Niles, Morton Grove, Glencoe, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Kenilworth on STARCOM21.
  • All Dispatch operations are on STARCOM21. (UHF operations have ended)
  • 470.9625 RM 473.9625 192.8 PL (Former) Areawide Police Emergency Radio Network [Ch 1/2] KZU851 [Expired 5/21] FMN Deprecated 6/7/24
  • 155.25 BM 162.2 PL (Former) Glenview Police FMN KSA860 Deprecated 6/7/24

Orland Central Dispatch

  • Fire-only center handling operations for several departments in the south and southwest suburbs. The dispatch center is at Orland FPD Station 1 in Orland Park.
  • Communications for the Combined Agencies Response Team (Trench Rescues), SW Haz-Mat Response Center and MABAS Division 22 operations are also handled by Orland Central. See Kendall County

Dispatches for the following agencies: - Country Club Hills FD (13, 14, reportedly switching to E-Com in June 2024), Orland FPD (1-7), Oak Forest FD (39, 40), Palos FPD (9, 10) on 159.045 DPL 343 - Blue Island FD (2100s) , Garden Homes FPD (2500s), Merrionette Park FD (2600s) on 154.070 DPL 271 (repeats 158.8575) - Calumet City FD (11, 12) on 154.340 PL 114.8 - Lemont FPD (900s) on 155.385 PL 192.8 - Chicago Heights FD (650-687) on 155.085 PL 156.7 - MABAS Division dispatch for 19 (primary), 22 (back-up) and 24 (back-up).

Orland Park Fire Protection District WEB

  • 7/11 - FCC modification to WPMQ284:
  • add 154.07 base at Blue Island (repeats 158.8575 271 DPL)
  • keep 159.045, 158.8575R at Orland Park, add 155.3025 base/mobile at Orland Park
  • delete 159.045 base at Lockport, Mokena, Peotone, Romeoville; add 159.045 base/mobile at Oak Forest
  • 159.045 DCS 343 is also used for Outdoor Warning Siren activation by DTMF

NORCOMM Public Safety Communications / MABAS Division 20 (Franklin Park) SA WEB

  • Owned and operated by Superior Ambulance Company, which provides EMS service for several area communities as well as private ambulance service. They also serve as MABAS Division 20 and staff dispatch centers in other communities. Not to be confused with Norcom, a shared infrastructure police network in the north suburbs.
  • Dispatches for the following agencies: Bellwood, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Melrose Park, River Grove, Rosemont and Stone Park (both fire/EMS and police) as well as Elk Grove Township, Leyden and Northlake Fire Protection Districts.
  • Melrose Park -- Current: 470.9625, 470.3375 100W Repeaters; 2/24 Add: 470.7625, 471.2875 100W Repeaters WROB948 2/24 modification

Legacy Information

  • 470.4125 (192.8) Net 17a - former Police Dispatch for Bellwood (300s), now on STARCOM21 encrypted talkgroup 25311 (Net 17).
  • 470.825 (192.8) Net 17b - former(?) tactical comms for Net 17a agencies.
  • All former Net 17 PDs also have access to the old Net 17 side (155.64).
  • 471.2375 (146.2) Net 16 - Police Dispatch for Franklin Park (8000s), Melrose Park (1100s), River Grove (600s) and Stone Park (1200s).
  • All towns in this group have a shared channel, "old band"-155.49 (D723). Used for C-C by area departments.

MABAS Division 20

  • Bellwood Fire Department - 600s (BLWD) - Dispatched by Norcomm on 154.37
  • Bensenville Fire Protection District - Stations 107 & 108 (BENV) - Dispatched by Addison Consolidated Dispatch Center
  • Berkeley Fire Department - 300s - Dispatched by Cook County on 154.37
  • Broadview Fire Department - Station 7 (BRDV) - Dispatched by Eisenhower Emergency Communications "Ike 911" on 154.37
  • Elmwood Park Fire Department - 900s - Dispatched by Norcomm on 154.37
  • Franklin Park Fire Department - Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Ladder 2 or Truck 2 (FRPK) - Dispatched by Norcomm
  • Hillside Fire Department - 400s (HLSD) - Self-dispatched on 154.370
  • Leyden Fire Protection District - 130s (LEYD) - Dispatched by Norcomm on 154.37
  • Maywood Fire Department - 500s (MAYD) - Dispatched by Eisenhower Emergency Communications "Ike 911" on 154.37
  • Melrose Park Fire Department - 700s (MLPK) - Dispatched by Norcomm on 154.37
  • Northlake Fire Protection District - 800s (NTLK) - Dispatched by Norcomm on 154.37
  • Norwood Park Fire Protection District - 100s (NOPK) - Dispatched by Municipal Consolidated Dispatch (MCD) on 154.37 (covers Norridge and Harwood Heights)
  • Park Ridge Fire Department (PKRG) - Dispatched by RED Center
  • River Grove Fire Department - 560s (RVGR) - Dispatched by Norcomm on 154.37
  • Rosemont Fire Department - 150s (RSMT) - Dispatched by Norcomm on STARCOM21 talkgroup 35130 w/patch to 154.34 legacy channel
  • Schiller Park Fire Department - Station 5 (SHPK) - Dispatched by Municipal Consolidated Dispatch (MCD) on 154.37
  • Westchester Fire Department - Stations 25 &26 (WEST) - Dispatched by Hillside on 154.37
  • 153.5R - Division 20 backup repeater if the portables can not raise NORCOMM on simplex. Other channels in the line up consist of 153.83 Fireground Red, Superior Direct 155.220(?), 154.265 IFERN for Box Alarms, Fireground White, Blue and Black.
  • Bellwood OEM 630 is used as the MABAS Division 20 command van. This is a large RV that that has been redone with radios in the rear and a command area in the front. Bellwood also has unit 627 which is used as the MABAS Division 20 rehab vehicle.
  • 154.37 Call Outs Everyday Tuesday at 1800 for pager and alerting receivers.
  • Stone Park Fire Department - Station 21 (STPK) disbanded in April, 2020 and now covered by Melrose Park Fire.

Northwest Central Dispatch

Police SC21 Talkgroups

  • Dispatched on STARCOM21 with full-time encryption (AES-256) -
  • Dispatch 1 (TG 3001) - Mt Prospect, Prospect Heights, Wheeling
  • Dispatch 2 (TG 3002) - Barrington, Inverness, Palatine,
  • Dispatch 3 (TG 3003) - Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove,
  • Dispatch 4 (TG 3004) - Hoffman Estates, Streamwood
  • Dispatch 5 (TG 3005) - Schaumburg
  • Dispatch 6 (TG 3131) - Elk Grove Village, Rolling Meadows (01/09/2025)

Fire / EMS - SC21 Talkgroups

  • Dispatch 1 (TG 2751) - Barrington, Barrington Countryside FPD, Inverness FPD, Palatine, Rolling Meadows
  • Dispatch 2 (TG 2752) - Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Wheeling
  • Dispatch 3 (TG 2753) - Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Streamwood

Emergency Management

  • Uses 200 MHz frequencies for Outdoor Warning Siren activation
  • 154.235 WQVV442 F Siren Activation DTMF (Shaumburg?) Telm Deprecated 3/23/25
  • 155.025 WPPD404 F Siren Activation DTMF [ESMARN] Telm Deprecated 3/23/25

Oak Lawn Regional Emergency Communications (OLREC)

  • Serves 6 Police departments (Alsip, Bridgeview, Burbank, Evergreen Park, Hodgkins and Oak Lawn) and 7 Fire departments (Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Burbank, Central Stickney, Evergreen Park, North Palos, Oak Lawn, and Summit) . Lyons Fire Department (154.25, 146.2 PL) has also been listed as a served agency in the past. (Staffing by NORCOMM.)
  • STARCOM21 Statewide Illinois - Project 25 Phase II -- Dispatching Alsip, Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn PDs on talkgroup 36961 (OLREC 1) and Bridgeview, Burbank and Hodgkins PDs on talkgroup 36962 (OLREC 2). Testing and car-to-car traffic has been heard on talkgroups in the 36963-36975 range. (11/2019)

MABAS Division 21 (all dispatched on 155.5575 91.5 PL)

  • Bedford Park (Battalion 7, 700s), dispatched by OLREC
  • Bridgeview (Battalion 40, 400s), dispatched by OLREC
  • Burbank (Battalion 2, 200s), dispatched by OLREC
  • Central Stickney (900-910), dispatched by OLREC
  • Chicago Ridge (Battalion 6, 6500s), dispatched by OLREC (formerly by Southwest Central Dispatch)
  • Evergreen Park (33-50s), dispatched by OLREC
  • Hometown (460s, 470s), dispatched by Hickory Hills Consolidated Dispatch Center
  • North Palos FPD (Battalion 8, 800s), dispatched by OLREC (formerly by Southwest Central Dispatch)
  • Oak Lawn (Battalion 1, 1-3), dispatched by OLREC
  • Roberts Park FPD (Battalion 3, 31-32), dispatched by OLREC (formerly by Southwest Central Dispatch)
  • Summit (950s), dispatched by OLREC (formerly by Hickory Hills Consolidated Dispatch Center)
  • Oak Lawn Emergency Communications - 953.55 F Microwave Link WQKI509 957.15 F Microwave Link WQKI508

RED Center

Southwest Central Dispatch WEB

  • 154.025, 158.745 mobiles (PD Car-to-car?), 155.5575 base (paging, also Oak Lawn Central Dispatch fire repeater frequency) WNDG304
  • Net 7 - Palos Heights PD (1100s), Palos Park PD (1200s, dispatched by Cook County on STARCOM21?), Palos Hills PD (1300s), Chicago Ridge PD (1400s)..
  • Net 9 - Lemont PD (3800s)
  • 155.19 (CSQ), 158.745, 154.875, 155.145 and 154.025 have been reported for car to car, public works and village administration for many of these communities.
  • Repeaters located at Palos Heights (Cook), Lemont (Cook), Willowbrook (DuPage), Mokena (Will) WNYE736
  • 154.070 271 DPL agencies dispatched: Crestwood FD (2300s) and Palos Heights FPD (6400s)
  • 155.5575 91.5 PL agencies dispatched: Chicago Ridge FD (6500s), North Palos FPD (Battalion 8, 800s) and Roberts Park FPD (31s, 32s)

West Central Consolidated Communications (WC3) (North Riverside) WEB

  • Consolidated police, fire and EMS dispatch agency for the villages of Riverside, North Riverside, Brookfield, and McCook.
  • Fire unit IDs: 400s Brookfield, 800s North Riverside, 1400s McCook, 1600s Riverside.

West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center - WestCom (River Forest) WEB

  • Dispatches Police and Fire for Forest Park, Oak Park and River Forest.
  • Fire unit IDs: 200s River Forest, 400s Forest Park, 600s Oak Park.
  • Police unit IDs: 1100s River Forest, 2200s Forest Park, 5000s Oak Park
  • 2024 Memo from the Oak Park Police Chief about law enforcement streaming, encryption and STARCOM21 PDF

MABAS Divisions

MABAS Divisions with Cook County Members (see individual communities and dispatch centers for dispatch freqs):

  • Division 1: Arlington Heights FD, Des Plaines FD, Elk Grove Township FD, Elk Grove Village FD, Hoffman Estates FD, Mount Prospect FD, Palatine FD, Inverness FPD, Rolling Meadows FD, Rosemont FD, Schaumburg FD, Wheeling FD
  • Division 2: Streamwood FD
  • Division 3: Evanston FD, Glencoe FD, Glenview FD, Lincolnwood FD, Morton Grove FD, Niles FD, Northbrook FD, Northfield FD, North Maine FPD, Park Ridge FD, Prospect Heights FD, Skokie FD, Wilmette FD, Winnetka FD
  • Division 4: Barrrington FD, Buffalo Grove FD
  • Division 9: Chicago FD
  • Division 10: Brookfield FD, Forest View FD, LaGrange FD, LaGrange Park FD, Lyons FD, McCook FD, Pleasantview FPD, Riverside FD, Tri-State FPD, Western Springs FD,
  • Division 11: Berwyn FD, Cicero FD, Forest Park FD, North Riverside FD, Oak Park FD, River Forest FD, Stickney FD
  • Division 19: Palos FPD, Palos Heights FPD
  • Division 20: Bellwood FD, Berkley FD, Broadview FD, Elmwood Park FD, Franklin Park FD, Hillside FD, Leyden FPD, Maywood FD, Melrose Park FD, Northlake FD, Norwood Park FPD, River Grove FD, Rosemont FD, Schiller Park FD, Westchester FD
  • Division 21: Bedford Park FD, Bridgeview FD, Burbank FD, Central Stickney FPD, Chicago Ridge FD, Evergreen Park FD, Hometown FD, North Palos FPD, Oak Lawn FD, Roberts Park FPD, Summit FD
  • Division 22: Alsip FD (2000s), Blue Island FD (2100s), Calumet Park FD (2200s), Crestwood FD (2300s), Garden Homes FPD (2500s), Merrionette Park FD (2600s), Midlothian FD (2700s), Posen FD (2800s), Robbins FD (2900s)
  • Division 24: Burnham FD, Calument City FD, Country Club Hills FD, Dolton FD, East Hazelcrest FD, Flossmoor FD, Glenwood FD, Harvey FD, Hazel Crest FD, Homewood FD, Homewood Acres FD, Lansing FD, Lynwood FD, Markham FD, Munster (IN) FD, Oak Forest FD, Phoenix FD, Riverdale FD, South Holland FD, Thornton FD, Tinley Park FD
  • Division 27: Chicago Heights FD, Ford Heights FD, Matteson FD, Park Forest FD, Richton Park FD, Sauk Village FD, South Chicago Heights FD, Steger FD, Steger Estates FD, University Park FD

MABAS Division 20

  • 154.37, 154.265 Base/Mobile at Hillside/Franklin Park WQMP765

The Combined Agency Response Team WEB FB

  • An organization of fire departments, predominantly within the Northern part of the State of Illinois, who have joined forces to provide equipment and personnel for technical rescue situations
  •  ? Part of Orland Central Dispatch ??? MOVE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ?
  • 155.1675 WPPY924 M CART Trench1 FMN Deprecated 2/6/25, no tone/usage listed
  • 155.2125 WPPY924 M CART Trench2 FMN Deprecated 2/6/25, no tone/usage listed
  • 155.2725 WPPY924 M CART Trench3 FMN Deprecated 2/6/25, no tone/usage listed
  • 155.3025 WPPY924 M CART Trench4 FMN Deprecated 2/6/25, no tone/usage listed
  • 465.575 WPPY924 M CART Trench5 FMN Deprecated 2/6/25, no tone/usage listed

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State of Illinois

Illinois Youth Center - Chicago WEB

  • Opened: July 1999, Capacity: 130, Level 2 Medium Juvenile Male

James R Thompson Center

  • This building has been sold by the State of Illinois and is no longer used by them. (2023) (10/24 Please report if still in use)
  • 453.8 is a leaky coax repeater. Central Management Services (CMS)
  • 453.800 458.800 WPBU576 RM CC 7 TG 1101 SL 1 JRTC A Bldg Eng Building Engineers DMR Deprecated 2/15/25, should no longer be in use
  • 453.800 458.800 WPBU576 RM CC 7 TG 1102 SL 2 JTRC A Jan/Ops Janitors / Operations DMR Deprecated 2/15/25, should no longer be in use
  • 453.400 458.400 WNMJ348 RM JRTC Ops B Building Operations [Expired 8/23] FMN Deprecated 2/15/25, should no longer be in use

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