Recent Items:
NEW 07/14/2010 NOTICE:
The Illinois State Police Merit Board will conduct 3rd Quarter Merit Board Meeting on July 16, 2010, at 11:00 AM., at the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, Room, 2-029.
Public Notice and Agenda posted, Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 10:00 AM at 531 Sangamon Avenue East, Springfield, Illinois, the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph Street, Chicago and on the Illinois State Police Merit Board official website; click here to view agenda.
NEW 07/09/2010 NOTICE TO APPLICANTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ORAL INTERVIEWS APRIL 14-15, 2010:
The Illinois State Police is moving forward with Cadet Class #118. A beginning date for the class has not been set at this time. You will be contacted by the Merit Board, via e-mail, first; then, a representative of the Illinois State Police will be contacting you regarding medical examination appointments.
NEW 07/09/2010 NOTICE TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THE ELIGIBILITY POOL:
There is no change in your status. Please continue to watch this website for any announcements regarding processing for another Cadet Class. At this time, there are no plans for Cadet Class #119.
NEW 07/09/2010 NOTICE TO APPLICANTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN RECRUITMENT TESTING IN MAY:
The Merit Board is in the process of validating your education. An e-mail notification will be sent to you by the end of July informing you of your status in the eligibility pool.
NEW 07/09/2010 NOTICE TO ANYONE WANTING TO APPLY FOR THE TROOPER POSITION:
We are NOT accepting applications at this time due to the financial situation in the State of Illinois. We do not know when the application process will open back up or when we will be testing again. Please continue to watch this website for updates or announcements regarding the application and testing process.
05/13/2010 Promotion Reading List Correction
All candidates who had retrieved the Sergeant or Master Sergeant reading lists prior to May 13, 2010 should be aware that there was an error in the title to one of the sections from the "Illinois Criminal and Traffic Law Manual." Specifically, the incorrect reference is: "Chapter 720, Act 570., Article IV. Enforcement and Administration of Act." The correct reference is: "Chapter 720, Act 570., Article V. Enforcement and Administration of Act."
Click here to view the updated lists.05/07/2010 Promotion Orientation
In an effort to continue to provide a clearer understanding of the changes in the promotional Job Knowledge test for 2010, I/O Solutions and the Illinois State Police Merit Board are providing orientation information for the 2010 promotional process. This orientation information explains the Job Knowledge test, a breakdown of the source allocations, and a compehensive 15-week plan for studying for the test. Click here for more information.
05/05/2010 Promotion Announcements
IMPORTANT! If you are planning on participating in the 2010 promotion process, you MUST read and review one of the following announcements and the Study Guide. As part of a comprehensive effort to continually improve the promotion testing process, several changes have been made to the 2010 process. It is vially important that participants in the 2010 promotion process read both the announcement and the Study Guide. These documents are in Adobe PDF format.
For those testing to the rank of Master Sergeant: Master Sergeant Exam Announcement.
For those testing to the rank of Sergeant: Sergeant Exam Announcement.
2010 Exam Study Guide: Study Guide
05/03/2010 PROMOTION 2010 TEST DECLARATION
Promotional Exam sign up will begin on May 30 - July 30, 2010.
PLEASE NOTE: It is a requirement to complete a test declaration form by the stated deadline which is July 30, 2010. If you do not complete the Test Declaration Form online by the deadline you will NOT be able to participate in the Job Knowledge Exam, therefore, you will not be in consideration to be a candidate for the 2010 or 2011 Promotional Certification List.
updated 07/14/2010
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