Trooper Layoffs
The Illinois State Police will lay off more than 460 troopers and close five regional headquarters by this fall, acting State Police director Jonathon Monken said Tuesday.
With expected retirements, the layoffs will reduce the number of sworn state troopers by about 600, or 30 percent, Monken said. The force currently has a little over 2,000 troopers.
The five offices are those in Litchfield, Carmi, Pecatonica, Macomb and Des Plaines. State Police have 22 offices now.
“There will be significant consequences to public safety,” Monken warned.
If this Department had half a brain, they'd snatch up a bunch of these guys if they wanted to relocate.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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Now there's a bright idea. I'm selling everything and moving to Idaho. How much worse can it possibly get in this state? And yet corruption, bad contracts, bad bids, and the flower pots go on and on, and the mayor doesn't know a thing about anything.
This city blows.
"If this Department had half a brain, they'd snatch up a bunch of these guys if they wanted to relocate."
If those troopers have half a brain, they'd stay the fuck away from here!
I would be surprised if this actually happens.
Scaremongering on the part of the Governor looking for more tax revenue.
Time will tell.
I'd rather be Shorthanded like we are than doing layoffs. Everybody simply takes there time doing things and call for backup, no rush on anything.
As (Acting) Director Monken said...
“no longer providing pro-active programs to keep our citizens safe, but only able to respond to calls for assistance.”
Could be very troubling times for the citizenry of Illinois. DesPlaines (D-Chicago) covers all of Cook County, there is quite a bit of behind the scenes work that is done there. That will be noticed as the days go by, unfortunately.
The other possible districts handle areas where the only police presence might be an hour or two away.
Isn't Des Plaines where District Chicago is headquartered?
That could be interesting...
Thanks to the ISP Trooper on S/B 294 near the Hindsale Oasis, who helped my daughter and her roommate off the Tollway when their car broke down and to safety. I apreciate it very much and they were so glad to see you arrive to help.
Thanks, I owe one.
CPD detective
It's realy sad that the democratic controlled state would rather cut public safety rather than cut the waste of money given to all the crack heads and drunks every first of the month. The politicians continue to give boat loads of money to the bumbs that lay around all day getting high and would never work even if it paid them $100 an hour. The fake SSI, LINK, BS disability etc. etc.
God Bless the Troopers that get laid off! The public will miss you. Hopfully in November we get a real Govenor and Reps. that know how to cut the entitlments for the bumbs.
Your CPD brother!
Holy Smoke? Layoffs of troopers? My God. There is something I never would have thought. What the heck is going on here? The expressways are pipelines today for the drug cartel. Without the troopers, that pipeline will only escalate. The bad guys are winning aren't they? It's hopeless, isn't it? The country is going down the tubes.
If the troopers had half a brain, they would say "no thanks" if Chicago came calling....
Assholes will be going 125mph and no one to stop the madness...They only get supervision and no points anyway.
Laying off Troopers ? Is Shorty running that Dept. as well ?
U can't lay off cops! The help are they thinking??
If the troopers had half a brain, they would say "no thanks" if Chicago came calling....
3/24/2010 03:40:00 AM
Really? Because being unemployed is way better than having a decent paycheck and benefits for your family? Put your money where your mouth is tough guy and resign immediately. Let us know how the job search goes for you!
All part of the plan. Destroy law enforcement, crime gets out of hand, the only way to protect the citizens is to take away more rights. We are fast becomming a third world nation. In future years as a career in police work becomes less sought after watch for a huge increase in corruption. Mexico is an example, although Mexico would probably be crime free if only their academy had signs saying "Earned Not Given".
For those who think "it won't happen in our department", just wait and see. There will probably be layoffs in CPD.
We are short and yet we do more and more with less. So what do you think Daley is going to do? Why cut even more officers.
Some P.O.'s are dumb. They are enabling Daley to lay us off.
In the same month they tell us the they are closing schools and laying off Troopers.....they give 60 million dollars to parents on the south side to take their own kids to school so they don't kill each other and tens of millions more to convicts for a "green" program.
Doesn't anybody see ANYTHING wrong with this?
...now the city can lay off some hair gels. This dept is beyond repair anyway. After the gels and "black gloves" get the news to quit making contributions to the pension they will leave on their own like they do on LAPD.
Sorry guys, our fucked up governor is gonna have you guys doing our job for us. I guess the 50 or so guys you're hiring over the next 5 years can do the expressways for us. Don't worry over the next few months about being stopped out there, we don't have anyone left as it is.
D-Chicago Sgt
never happen!
...and you thought Blagojevich was a crook.. Thanks Gov. Quinn. Remind us again what have you done since you took over the Office other than raising our taxes over and over again..
You mean Quinn can't cut the tremendous amount of waste anywhere else? Yes, he will do it at the expense of the public's safety. Vote these idiots out.
I pray for my fellow troopers they don't lose their jobs over the terrible leadership we are enduring.
I am scared as a citizen!
I am outraged as a tax payer!
I am heartbroken as a Police Officer!
I will Pray Every day that this does not happen.
The ISP Troopers are an invaluable asset to public safety and That can never be stated enough!!!!!!!
And there are people that voted for Pat Quinn???????????????????
Until we get rid of daley, Quinn, Madigan, and Cullerton nothing will ever change in this miserable state!
Anonymous said...
" It's realy sad that the democratic controlled state would rather cut public safety rather than cut the waste of money given to all the crack heads and drunks every first of the month. The politicians continue to give boat loads of money to the bumbs that lay around all day getting high and would never work even if it paid them $100 an hour. The fake SSI, LINK, BS disability etc. etc."
But, you see that is and always has been the political way to demand more money from taxpayers.
The pols always cut public safety services first, knowing that there will be an outcry from the citizenry rather than make real cuts in all of the give-away programs.
Oh Boy! You can really say goodbye to several units if this happens. Soon there won't be enough patrolmen to answer common 911 calls, never mind in progress calls which may result in crime scene protection, arrest situations, case reports and so on. Get those uniforms ready you unit dollies. It's coming to a district near you!
"If this Department had half a brain, they'd snatch up a bunch of these guys if they wanted to relocate."
If those troopers have half a brain, they'd stay the fuck away from here!
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SO TRUE.... (STAY AWAY GUYS)
Instead of nickle and diming the average joe with bullshit red light cameras, why not turn the state police loose on the knuckleheads going 100 mph down the Eisenhower at midnight. Write the bad guys $1000 tickets and the ISP will pay for itself.
Quinn is laying off troopers but he can create a Public safety job for IDOC at 115,000 a year for a retired CPD boss. A job that was created to " watch" his incompetent director of IDOC that he refused to fire. More proof of who really counts in Illinois. I do not agree with many of Brady's positions particularly when it comes to pensions but it is time to stop this waste of spending.
I'd take them here any day, same circus different clowns!
My guess is this is just posturing for the new Illinos state income tax increase. No way will they close all those stations and lay off all the troopers. Just a threat and a ploy to get the citizens to go along with a tax increase
again what happened to the lottery money that was suppose to pay the teachers and help the entire infrastucture of Illinois, I recall when this went into effect years ago the politicians touted this as the cureall for all the states econmic problems, come on people start asking questions.
Does anyone remember back around 1982 or so when the Troopers took over the expressways from the traffic unit? I remember them coming in with their tvbs and talking about their high speed chases which is what they used for war stories back then. As I recall, I think having them take over the expressways was some kind of trade off for legalizing Lotto in Illinois. Amazing how times change. Oh yeah, and legalizing the lotto was supposed to be part and parcel of full funding for education. What a fucked up state.
That must be a lie. We are living in a Democrat paradise. We have Democrats at the city, county, and state levels running this state for years. How could they screw it up? Bush must be behind this.
Besides, Democrats look out for the union workers and the ISP has a union, right?
Democrat = Dummy
Looks like the DesPlaines District, Chicago area, is on the chopping block. If this happens does that mean we take over the Chicago highways even with our dwindling manpower? Where in the hell does our taxes go to? We are taxed at every level over and over and for what? Shit like this to happen. Working stiffs in this county/city get stuck with the bill, but just continue to get slapped in the face by politicians.
Special employment on the highway?
Holy Smoke? Layoffs of troopers? My God. There is something I never would have thought. What the heck is going on here? The expressways are pipelines today for the drug cartel. Without the troopers, that pipeline will only escalate. The bad guys are winning aren't they? It's hopeless, isn't it? The country is going down the tubes.
3/24/2010 02:11:00 AM you got it.the expressways coming up from the south are bringing both guns and drugs into chicago. the troopers are the last stand on the homefront. have you noticed lately the smell of cannabis on the xpressways recently. that smell comes from pounds of weed illegaly coming over in semi-trucks, suv's,pickups,etc. if it's got wheels, the cartel has got its hooks in it.public safety is not a priority anymore. god help us all.
Truth is those expressways have not been properly patroled in years.
The old CPD Traffic Unit was the best.
To bring it back you would need 400 to 600 personnel.
They would have to be trained properly in accident, and DUI investigations.
On second thought, better forget the whole thing.
PS: Have a nice day !!!!!
I'd say hire these guys immediately! Give them priority hiring! We can use, experienced and trained manpower!
They can hit the streets of Chicago in about 30 days to help out with our massive retirement coming up!
Then again that powers that be have no balls let alone any fucking brains to do this! They all scared of shortshanks and losing their primo spots!
Are they CRAZY? IF you voted for Quinn, You're F*in Stupid!!
Chicago Police will never patrol the Chicago area expressways!
I have been sounding the alarm on dwindling CPD manpower and problems on the CPD for the last two years. It looks like it has gotten so bad that even the City of Chicago is publicly admitting it now but doing nothing to address the problems.
There is NO MANPOWER to do it, we are undermanned 2,000+ police officers and can barely cover 911 calls.
We are short 2,000+ police officers through attrition and the lack of hiring that Mayor Richard M Daley has imposed. The manpower crisis is a direct result of Mayor Richard M Daley's lack of foresight and planning.
If Governor Quinn needs to fix the state budget start cutting social welfare programs like Ceasefire. Ceasefire does nothing to reduce violence but certain demographics receive their payoffs legally to provide the DemocRatic vote for the Machine.
There are police departments that could be downsized with minimal impact. What about getting rid of CMS Police, SOS Police, ICC Police, etc, etc. Nobody in the public has ever heard of them, so if Governor Quinn said he was cutting them, the public would just shrug and say "So what?"
Governor Quinn is just picking the most visible department and scare mongering. Governor Quinn is just looking for justification to double your income taxes at a time when he bankrupcted the State of Illinois.
Illinois has the second worst economy in the nation! We, the People, need to demand accountability from the politicians in Illinois. The Illinois system of spending taxpayer dollars, like a drunken sailor, needs to stop. The patronage, kickbacks, inside deals, nepotism, CLOUT, corruption taxes, ghost payroll jobs are destroying Illinois.
Why maintain a balanced budget when you can go to the taxpayer ATM and just withdraw, by raising taxes time and again???
If you want REAL CHANGE, vote all incumbents out of office in November. That is Change you can believe in!
Brady for Governor!
DUMP QUINN AND DALEY!!!
Texas is hiring state troopers. These ISP guys and gals should relocate to a state that values them.
Why don't they save the troopers and cut the bureaucracy, politicians, stupid entitlements and other programs that are sucking our tax dollars into a bottomless pit ?
Back in the day, the white hats (traffic guys) did a far better job handling the expressways than the troopers ever did.
Unfortunately, they also had their hands out.....can't have everything.
My grandfather was a "White-hat" back in the 1960's.
He is 86 years old now.
He say's he will gladly come back and work as a "white-hat" for free.
I wonder why???
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
KEEP VOTING DEMOCRAT!!!
CUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND SCHOOL FUNDS!
Real nice, how about a legislative pay cut???
Judicial pay cut???
How about we cut government spending on government by 50% = BANG budget deficit over!!!
cut the link cards , ssi checks
open food kitchens and state run stores to provide nutritional food for the needy
Man, I can't believe this shit!!! Who would have ever thought??? I heart aches for any Tropper that is laid off! What they hell is wrong with this state??? But give all these link card,baby making,crack head,breathing my air, pieces of shit a check every month!! Oh & lets not forget feeding thier kids at school & giving them free school supplies!!! But lay off coppers!!! Way to Go!!! ***And I forgot...Now free cell phones!! WTF!!!
Just more scare tactics from the democrats. I am very disappointed in Quinn. I thought he would have the guts to do what is right, and cut most of the 7000 units of govt. in the state. They just want to raise taxes and they want to tax your pension when you retire.
What's a bumb?
This country is done.
Was at Dominick's today. Lady in line in front of me doesn't have enough cash. Pulls out all kinds of shit from her designer handbag and matching wallet. Pulls out a couple of credit cards, puts them back. I see when she opens her wallet she's got a load of cash, including at least two $100 bills. So I'm thinking what the hell?
She finally finds what she's looking for. A FUCKING LINK CARD!!!
She had on diamond rings, Nike shoes, could barely speak English.
Poor checkout lady, I was ranting. She said, 'oh, that's nothing.' We have people who work for the airlines all time, in their work uniforms.
I was sick the rest of the day.
This city blows, this country blows.
CUT THE FRAUD YOU FUCKING IDIOT ASSHAT MORONS! THERE'S YOUR BUDGET DEFICIT.
I think I'm going to apply for a LINK card.
Fucking so sad. And our great State Troopers are losing their hard-earned jobs.
This nation is DONE.
I'm sure Shortshanks smells a buck to be made on this. Maybe he will hire some more of those barely minimum wage mops in yellow vests to write speeders on the interstate in Chicago.
Maybe he will pull the Lottery machines out of the Airports which got the troopers on the interstate in Chicago in the first place.
Good Luck Smokies, you were always a great back-up on the Westside.
Now Register and Vote!
Those Troopers work 10-99. Keep an eye out for any Trooper needing our help. Let them know we got their backs if and when they might need us, and may we all be safe.
As I recall, I think having them take over the expressways was some kind of trade off for legalizing Lotto in Illinois. Amazing how times change. Oh yeah, and legalizing the lotto was supposed to be part and parcel of full funding for education. What a fucked up state.
3/24/2010 10:58:00 AM
The ISP took over the expressways in exchange for letting the State sell Lottery tickets in the Airports. That was the deal.
Democrats are ruining this State just like they did to Michigan. That will probably not be enough as they dismantle the Constitution and bring down this country finally. 2010 and 2012
My grandfather was a "White-hat" back in the 1960's.
He is 86 years old now.
He say's he will gladly come back and work as a "white-hat" for free.
I wonder why???
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
3/24/2010 05:20:00 PM
You are not embarrassed by that? You put that out with no shame. Some family you got there. Yes, sir. Something to be proud of.
USE THE GUYS IN THE MARINE UNIT FOR THE EXPRESSWAYS THEY HAD THE WINTER OFF NOW THEY CAN DO SOME WORK.
Anonymous said...
Holy Smoke? Layoffs of troopers? My God. There is something I never would have thought. What the heck is going on here? The expressways are pipelines today for the drug cartel. Without the troopers, that pipeline will only escalate. The bad guys are winning aren't they? It's hopeless, isn't it? The country is going down the tubes.
3/24/2010 02:11:00 AM
By bad guys if you mean Quinn and the rest of the dumbocrats then yes they are winning.
Hey Quinn. .. nice try on hiring your girlfriend.
"Why don't they save the troopers and cut the bureaucracy, politicians, stupid entitlements and other programs that are sucking our tax dollars into a bottomless pit ?
3/24/2010 04:36:00 PM"
CORPORATE TAX-BREAKS & FARM SUBSIDIES TO CORPORATE OWNED FARMS WOULD BE A GOOD START.
Why don't they save the troopers and cut the bureaucracy, politicians, stupid entitlements and other programs that are sucking our tax dollars into a bottomless pit ?
3/24/2010 04:36:00 PM
Don't they have like a 29yo Chief who was never the police?? Politicians are ruining this state.
Anonymous said...
My grandfather was a "White-hat" back in the 1960's.
He is 86 years old now.
He say's he will gladly come back and work as a "white-hat" for free.
I wonder why???
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
3/24/2010 05:20:00 PM
You are not embarrassed by that? You put that out with no shame. Some family you got there. Yes, sir. Something to be proud of.
3/24/2010 10:05:00 PM
Why should he be embarrassed? At least in the old days you had a chance. Buy the traffic guy lunch and get out of a ticket you deserved. Yes, they actually pulled you over for a real violation then the negotiations began. Not like the Traffic Guys today who have no idea what discretion is. Yeah, I would be proud of him.
"Those Troopers work 10-99. Keep an eye out for any Trooper needing our help. Let them know we got their backs if and when they might need us, and may we all be safe.
3/24/2010 09:06:00 PM"
Thanks Office,
Knowing that you guys are within reach by radio means a lot to us.
Hmmmmmmmmm CPD has a boss which was never the police and we all know Daley is running the CPD. State police has a 29yo (he may be 30 now not sure) Chief who was never the police running their agency. Would it be fair to say Quinn is running the State Patrol???...Hmmmmmmm so that means politicians are running both agencies and have similar problems. But why are things so fucked up?? Hmmmmmmm.....Doesn't make sense.
HMMMMMM ISP brings in a director who is non police and now we are laying off troopers? CPD has supernintendo a fed outsider who throws us under the bus and refuses to staff CPD. Am I seeing a pattern here?
Not a dic.
Instead of nickle and diming the average joe with bullshit red light cameras, why not turn the state police loose on the knuckleheads going 100 mph down the Eisenhower at midnight. Write the bad guys $1000 tickets and the ISP will pay for itself.................................................................... They do pay for them selves
(and there cars ect.). So I would say that laying them off is a very bad management decision!!!!
"Special employment on the highway?"
Yes! Federally funded! They are part of the INTERSTATE HIGHWAY network funded by the G, aren't they? Sorry, 9161's only...
"The pols always cut public safety services first, knowing that there will be an outcry from the citizenry rather than make real cuts in all of the give-away programs."
If the government cannot perform one of the basic functions that they are charged with, it's time to eliminate the government.
One more reason for people to arm themselves.
"Instead of nickle and diming the average joe with bullshit red light cameras, why not turn the state police loose on the knuckleheads going 100 mph down the Eisenhower at midnight. Write the bad guys $1000 tickets and the ISP will pay for itself."
Ummm...those people aren't going to pay those tickets.
Besides, if you keep driving, we aren't going to chase you...
My grandfather was a "White-hat" back in the 1960's.
He is 86 years old now.
He say's he will gladly come back and work as a "white-hat" for free.
I wonder why???
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
3/24/2010 05:20:00 PM
You are not embarrassed by that? You put that out with no shame. Some family you got there. Yes, sir. Something to be proud of.
It was a different time. Don't get so upset.
I STILL keep a $20.00 bill next to my DL, just in case...
My grandfather was a "White-hat" back in the 1960's.
He is 86 years old now.
He say's he will gladly come back and work as a "white-hat" for free.
I wonder why???
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
3/24/2010 05:20:00 PM
You are not embarrassed by that? You put that out with no shame. Some family you got there. Yes, sir. Something to be proud of.
3/24/2010 10:05:00 PM
White Hats Sand Bagged me a couple times as a teen...I was glad to pay the double saw-buck and not get my ass kicked.
Glad to see the boys in blue are taking back the interstates. Been a pleasure working with you guys and thanks for all your help.
D-Chgo Sgt. (D=defunct)
3/24/2010 09:57:00 AM
As previously posted: Thank You ISP for YOUR Back-up-in the hood, well off of the E-Way.
ODPO's Please slow down when you see a car pulled over by the ISP on the Interstate.
If your observations deem it, Stop to assist the Trooper With a Star readily visible. I've done it once in Illinois, and once in Indiana.. Not trying to be "Tackleberry"- Off-Duty but The troopers appreciated it when they had a car load of shit pulled over, and back then who knew how far away their back up was....now is there even any?
The politicians continue to give boat loads of money to the bumbs that lay around all day getting high and would never work even if it paid them $100 an hour. The fake SSI, LINK, BS disability etc. etc."
But, you see that is and always has been the political way to demand more money from taxpayers.
The pols always cut public safety services first, knowing that there will be an outcry from the citizenry rather than make real cuts in all of the give-away programs.
The Dems wouldn't dare cut all those social programs, they would do so at the risk of all those democratic votes, hence go into scare mode with public safety and schools to get your tax increase. I hope all those troopers get hired by us or surrounding departments....
You are not embarrassed by that? You put that out with no shame. Some family you got there. Yes, sir. Something to be proud of.
It was 1960, cops made about $2000 a year, even back then a pawltry sum, they did what they had to do to survive, it's over so move on already...
My grandfather was a "White-hat" back in the 1960's.
He is 86 years old now.
He say's he will gladly come back and work as a "white-hat" for free.
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You are not embarrassed by that? You put that out with no shame. Some family you got there. Yes, sir. Something to be proud of.
~~~~~~~~~~
Old grand-dad just woke up.
He says, "Shut the fuck up you pansyass hair-gel bitch and get your wallet out or you'll be walking home."
Instead of nickle and diming the average joe with bullshit red light cameras, why not turn the state police loose on the knuckleheads going 100 mph down the Eisenhower at midnight. Write the bad guys $1000 tickets and the ISP will pay for itself.
3/24/2010 09:30:00 AM
This poster is on to something...
These jagoffs fly down the expressways like cruise missiles, ready to hit something and explode.
I was driving down the Eisenhower late one summer night, a Trooper came up from the rear with emergency lights blazing. You could hear the beer bottles landing on the side of the road because no one knew who he was going after. I could have sworn I heard a gun hit the guard rail !
This is no threat! This is for real. Weis is sticking his head in the sand. What don't you understand about the State of Illinois being broke. They are not going broke , they ARE broke. This favor that they do for Chicago is gone. Tough times...suck it up and ADAPT.
to 3/24/2010 08:33:00 PM
I was at the dominicks at Nagle/devon and I saw the same thing. they didn't speak English too well either I wasn't sure if they were Mom and son but the son (age about 25) pulled out the link card although he had a bit of cash on him. The Mom just smiled as I glanced at both of them in disgust. I don't consider myself a racist but I am pretty sure he worked side jobs as many Polish men do, and that's ok but don't f'en use our system to f@#$ us all over!! Damn it was upsetting!!
Long live The White Hats of The old Traffic Area 6 ! From the son of #4231 R.I.P Dad,you were NEVER an "embarassment" to our family............
>>>Anonymous said...
My grandfather was a "White-hat" back in the 1960's.
He is 86 years old now.<<<
Maybe it was the same guy.
Years before I got on the job I got a ticket from a white hat traffic cop when I was involved in a fender bender. Years later, I am on the job and ran into him. I complimented him on his professionalism. He was a great example of what a cop should be, and we need more people like that.
we can send 1 billion in aid to haiti and can't find the money to keep troopers on the road! I'm sorry, but this country is in the hands of fucked up people acrosss the board. prayers to you troopers.
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