Can I still listen to police scanners in Illinois?
No. Police radio is encrypted, based on 1 checked county. Other places in Illinois may differ, so check your county or city below.
Based on 1 checked county (Cook County). One place sets this colour; others in Illinois may differ.
Counties we've checked
- Cook County, IL Police encrypted
Other cities in Illinois
Not yet confirmed by the agency. Each page shows what the FCC licenses say: whether local police and fire radio is analog or digital, and which scanner hears it.
- Addison
- Albers
- Alexis
- Algonquin
- Alsey
- Alsip
- Altamont
- Alton
- Altona
- Amboy
- Annawan
- Apple River
- Arcola
- Arlington Heights
- Armington
- Ashmore
- Assumption
- Aviston
- Bannockburn
- Barrington
- Barry
- Bartonville
- Batavia
- Bay View Gardens
- Beach Park
- Beardstown
- Beaverville
- Beckemeyer
- Beecher
- Belleville
- Bellmont
- Bellwood
- Belvidere
- Bement
- Benld
- Bensenville
- Berwyn
- Bethalto
- Big Rock
- Biggsville
- Bingham
- Blandinsville
- Bloomingdale
- Blue Island
- Bluffs
- Bolingbrook
- Bondville
- Bone Gap
- Bourbonnais
- Bradley
- Braidwood
- Breese
- Bridgeview
- Broadview
- Brookport
- Browns
- Brussels
- Buffalo Grove
- Buncombe
- Bunker Hill
- Burnham
- Burr Ridge
- Cahokia Heights
- Calumet City
- Calumet Park
- Cambria
- Camp Point
- Campton Hills
- Capron
- Carbon Cliff
- Carbondale
- Carlinville
- Carlyle
- Carmi
- Carol Stream
- Carpentersville
- Carrier Mills
- Carterville
- Casey
- Caseyville
- Catlin
- Cave-In-Rock
- Centralia
- Cerro Gordo
- Chadwick
- Champaign
- Chandlerville
- Channahon
- Chatham
- Chemung
- Chenoa
- Cherry
- Cherry Valley
- Chicago
- Chicago Heights
- Chicago Ridge
- Chrisman
- Christopher
- Cicero
- Cisne
- Clarendon Hills
- Coal City
- Coal Valley
- Cobden
- Colchester
- Coleta
- Collinsville
- Colona
- Congerville
- Coral
- Coulterville
- Country Club Hills
- Countryside
- Cowden
- Crainville
- Creal Springs
- Crest Hill
- Crete
- Crystal Lake
- Cullom
- Dahlgren
- Dakota
- Dallas City
- Dalton City
- Darien
- Davis Junction
- De Land
- De Pue
- Decatur
- Deer Creek
- Deerfield
- DeKalb
- Des Plaines
- Dieterich
- Divernon
- Dolton
- Dongola
- Dowell
- Downers Grove
- Downs
- Du Quoin
- Dupo
- Dwight
- Earlville
- East Alton
- East Cape Girardeau
- East Dubuque
- East Dundee
- East Galesburg
- East Hazel Crest
- East Moline
- East Peoria
- East St. Louis
- Edwardsville
- Effingham
- Elburn
- Eldorado
- Elgin
- Elk Grove Village
- Elkville
- Ellis Grove
- Elmhurst
- Elmwood
- Elmwood Park
- Elsah
- Energy
- Equality
- Essex
- Evanston
- Evergreen Park
- Fairmont City
- Fairview Heights
- Farina
- Farmer City
- Flanagan
- Flora
- Flossmoor
- Forest View
- Forreston
- Fox Lake
- Fox River Grove
- Franklin Grove
- Franklin Park
- Freeburg
- Galatia
- Galena
- Galesburg
- Galva
- Geneva
- Genoa
- German Valley
- Germantown Hills
- Gibson City
- Gifford
- Gillespie
- Gilman
- Glen Carbon
- Glen Ellyn
- Glencoe
- Glendale Heights
- Glenview
- Glenwood
- Godfrey
- Golconda
- Goodfield
- Goreville
- Grand Tower
- Granite City
- Grayslake
- Grayville
- Green Valley
- Greenup
- Greenview
- Griggsville
- Gurnee
- Hamel
- Hampshire
- Hanna City
- Hanover Park
- Harmon
- Harristown
- Harvard
- Harvey
- Harwood Heights
- Havana
- Hawthorn Woods
- Hazel Crest
- Hecker
- Hennepin
- Henry
- Herrick
- Herrin
- Heyworth
- Hickory Hills
- Highland Park
- Highwood
- Hillcrest
- Hillside
- Hinckley
- Hindsboro
- Hinsdale
- Hodgkins
- Hoffman Estates
- Homer Glen
- Hometown
- Hoopeston
- Hoyleton
- Hume
- Huntley
- Hutsonville
- Illiopolis
- Ina
- Island Lake
- Itasca
- Jerseyville
- Johnston City
- Joliet
- Joppa
- Justice
- Kaneville
- Kankakee
- Karnak
- Kaskaskia
- Kenney
- Kewanee
- Keyesport
- Kincaid
- Kinmundy
- La Grange
- La Grange Park
- La Harpe
- La Moille
- Lacon
- Ladd
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Carroll
- Lake in the Hills
- Lake Villa
- Lake Zurich
- Lanark
- LaSalle
- Latham
- Leaf River
- Lemont
- Lena
- Lenzburg
- Lerna
- Libertyville
- Limestone
- Lincolnshire
- Lincolnwood
- Lisle
- Litchfield
- Little York
- Loami
- Lockport
- Loda
- Lomax
- Lombard
- Long Creek
- Long Grove
- Loves Park
- Lyons
- Machesney Park
- Mackinaw
- Macomb
- Maeystown
- Mahomet
- Makanda
- Manito
- Manteno
- Maquon
- Marengo
- Marine
- Marion
- Marissa
- Mark
- Markham
- Maroa
- Marquette Heights
- Marseilles
- Martinton
- Mascoutah
- Matteson
- Mattoon
- Mazon
- McHenry
- McLean
- McLeansboro
- McNabb
- Melrose Park
- Melvin
- Meredosia
- Metamora
- Metcalf
- Metropolis
- Mill Shoals
- Millstadt
- Minier
- Minonk
- Minooka
- Mokena
- Moline
- Momence
- Monee
- Morris
- Morrison
- Morrisonville
- Morton
- Morton Grove
- Mound Station
- Mount Auburn
- Mount Carmel
- Mount Carroll
- Mount Prospect
- Mount Pulaski
- Mount Zion
- Moweaqua
- Mulberry Grove
- Mundelein
- Murphysboro
- Murrayville
- Naperville
- Nauvoo
- Neoga
- New Athens
- New Douglas
- New Grand Chain
- New Lenox
- Niantic
- Niles
- Nokomis
- Normal
- Norridge
- Norris City
- North Aurora
- North Chicago
- North City
- North Pekin
- North Riverside
- North Utica
- Northbrook
- Northlake
- Oak Brook
- Oak Forest
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Park
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Oblong
- Odell
- Odin
- Oglesby
- Ohio
- Okawville
- Old Shawneetown
- Olmsted
- Olney
- Onarga
- Oquawka
- Orion
- Orland Hills
- Orland Park
- Osco
- Oswego
- Ottawa
- Owaneco
- Palatine
- Palos Heights
- Palos Hills
- Pana
- Panola
- Park Forest
- Park Ridge
- Pawnee
- Paxton
- Pearl City
- Pecatonica
- Pekin
- Peoria
- Peoria Heights
- Percy
- Peru
- Pinckneyville
- Pingree Grove
- Piper City
- Polo
- Pontoon Beach
- Poplar Grove
- Posen
- Prairie du Rocher
- Princeville
- Prophetstown
- Prospect Heights
- Rantoul
- Red Bud
- Redmon
- Richton Park
- Ridott
- River Forest
- River Grove
- Robbins
- Rochelle
- Rock City
- Rock Falls
- Rock Island
- Rockbridge
- Rockford
- Rockton
- Rolling Meadows
- Romeoville
- Roodhouse
- Roscoe
- Rosemont
- Rosewood Heights
- Rosiclare
- Round Lake
- Round Lake Beach
- Roxana
- Ruma
- Sailor Springs
- Sandoval
- Sandwich
- Sauget
- Sauk Village
- Saunemin
- Savanna
- Savoy
- Scales Mound
- Schaumburg
- Schiller Park
- Seaton
- Seatonville
- Secor
- Sesser
- Shabbona
- Shawneetown
- Sherrard
- Shiloh
- Shipman
- Shorewood
- Silvis
- Skokie
- Smithboro
- Smithton
- Somonauk
- South Beloit
- South Chicago Heights
- South Elgin
- South Holland
- South Jacksonville
- South Pekin
- South Roxana
- Southern View
- Spring Bay
- Spring Grove
- St. David
- St. Elmo
- St. Libory
- St. Rose
- Standard
- Ste. Marie
- Steeleville
- Steger
- Sterling
- Steward
- Stewardson
- Stickney
- Stonefort
- Streamwood
- Streator
- Stronghurst
- Sugar Grove
- Swansea
- Sycamore
- Tamms
- Tampico
- Taylorville
- Tennessee
- Teutopolis
- Tilton
- Timberlane
- Tinley Park
- Tiskilwa
- Tolono
- Toluca
- Tonica
- Toulon
- Tower Hill
- Tremont
- Trilla
- Tuscola
- Ullin
- Urbana
- Ursa
- Valier
- Valmeyer
- Varna
- Vermont
- Vernon Hills
- Villa Grove
- Villa Park
- Viola
- Virden
- Waggoner
- Waltonville
- Wamac
- Wapella
- Warrenville
- Wataga
- Watseka
- Wauconda
- Waukegan
- Wayne City
- Wenona
- West Chicago
- West City
- West Dundee
- West Frankfort
- West Peoria
- Westchester
- Western Springs
- Westmont
- Wheaton
- Williamsfield
- Willisville
- Willow Springs
- Willowbrook
- Wilmette
- Winnebago
- Winnetka
- Winthrop Harbor
- Witt
- Wood Dale
- Wood River
- Woodridge
- Woodson
- Worden
- Worth
- Wyanet
- Yorkville
- Zeigler
- Zion
Counties not checked yet
- Adams County
- Alexander County
- Bond County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Bureau County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Champaign County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- De Witt County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- DuPage County
- Edgar County
- Edwards County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Ford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gallatin County
- Greene County
- Grundy County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Iroquois County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Jersey County
- Jo Daviess County
- Johnson County
- Kane County
- Kankakee County
- Kendall County
- Knox County
- Lake County
- LaSalle County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Macon County
- Macoupin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mason County
- Massac County
- McDonough County
- McHenry County
- McLean County
- Menard County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Moultrie County
- Ogle County
- Peoria County
- Perry County
- Piatt County
- Pike County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Randolph County
- Richland County
- Rock Island County
- Saline County
- Sangamon County
- Schuyler County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- St. Clair County
- Stark County
- Stephenson County
- Tazewell County
- Union County
- Vermilion County
- Wabash County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Whiteside County
- Will County
- Williamson County
- Winnebago County
- Woodford County
How the state answer works: we combine the answers of the counties we've checked and the cities we've confirmed. If they all agree, the state gets that answer; if they disagree, it shows “Partly”. With none checked, the map uses FCC license data the same way (analog, mixed or digital per county, lighter colour), labelled “based on FCC license data, not yet confirmed”. How we check