Each day, anywhere from a few to dozens of alerts are broadcast by police officers and dispatchers in Illinois on what is known as “ISPERN”.
The “Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network” is a radio channel that all law enforcement agencies within the state have access to, to allow for better collaboration and communication in dynamic situations.
Some of the types of calls heard are carjackings and auto theft, wanted person alerts, unlawful use of a weapon incidents, police pursuits (active & terminated), wrong-way drivers, and drunk and reckless drivers traveling on expressways or other cross-jurisdictional roads – among many others as varied as a patrol officer’s call reports.
Here, we report the most significant calls heard by our team in Chicagoland. Not all call summaries will indicate a resolution, but may have been concluded on a different and possibly encrypted radio channel and not reported back to ISPERN.
This list is non-exhaustive and is filtered and summarized for simplicity.
March 29, 2024
5:00p CDT – Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn Police reported a stolen white Chevy Express van last seen northbound on Southwest Highway and Cicero fled from officers attempting to stop them. The vehicle was stolen out of Chicago and wanted out of Posen in connection to cargo thefts
The alert was cancelled around 5:45p when it was reported that the vehicle was recovered at 79th and Western Ave
6:30p CDT Lansing
Lansing Police reported a missing man who could be suicidal. The missing 25yo Calumet man was last located at 85th and Stony Island, and air support resources were involved the search.
Unfortunately, no further information is available
7:20p CDT – Carol Stream
Carol Stream Police reported a missing man who could be suicidal. The missing 18yo Carol Stream man was last seen at Nautilus and Windward in Hanover Park. He was possibly headed to Walmart
The alert was cancelled a half hour later when he was located by Schaumburg Police at Woodfield Mall
8:50p CDT – Hillside
Hillside Police reported a 26yo Naperville man wanted for obstructing amd known to be violent, had fled their officers. He was last seen westbound on I-290 from Mannheim Road
9:10p CDT – Chicago
Chicago Police reported a white Infiniti with temporary plates fled their officers from 76th and Halsted Street. The temporary plates were actually registered to a Chevy Cruz
9:50p CDT – Woodridge
Woodridge Police reported an attempted motor vehicle theft from the Navistar complex. A gray 2019 Chevrolet sedan registered to Hazel Crest with three occupants was being sought in connection with the incident, but it was unclear if this was the stolen car or a getaway vehicle
Around 11:45p, the alert was cancelled and it was reported that three suspects were in custody
10:35p – Chicago
A caller reported the unlawful use of a weapon and a description of the offending vehicle was broadcast for an incident on I-90 southbound at California where the driver of a red Honda Civic displayed a handgun
11:05p CDT – I-57 at Peotone-Wilmington Road
A caller reported a wrong way driver on I-57 at Peotone-Wilmington Road. A blue Chevrolet Cavalier registered to Wilmington was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes