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Cook County: Nearly Total Radio Blackout
19 public safety agencies in Cook County, Illinois have encrypted their radio communications. 100% Encrypted
16 Police Departments
1 Sheriff Offices
0 Fire Departments
1 EMS Agencies
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Encryption Technology Used in Cook County
15 P25 AES-256
1 DMR Enhanced Privacy
1 P25 AES
1 NXDN Scrambling
1 MOTOTRBO
Encrypted Agencies in Cook County
| Agency Name | Type | Encryption | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Institute of Chicago | Other | DMR Enhanced Privacy | Fully Encrypted |
| Chicago Police Department ✓ | Police | P25 AES | Fully Encrypted |
| Cicero Police ✓ | Police | NXDN Scrambling | Fully Encrypted |
| Cook County Sheriff/StarCom21 Node 5 ✓ | Sheriff | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Glenview Police ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Hatzolah EMS ✓ | Ems | MOTOTRBO | Fully Encrypted |
| Harwood Heights/Norridge/Schiller Park Police | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| La Grange/La Grange Park/Western Springs Police | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Morton Grove Police ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Niles Police ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Northbrook Police ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| NWCD Police Dispatch 1-Elk Grove Village/Mt.Prospect/Prospect Heights ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| NWCD Police Dispatch 2-Inverness/Palatine/Rolling Meadows ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| NWCD Police Dispatch 3-Arlington Heights/Buffalo Grove ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| NWCD Police Dispatch 4-Hoffman Estates/Streamwood ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| NWCD Police Dispatch 5-Schaumburg ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Skokie Police | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe, Northfield, Kenilworth Police (Net 24B) ✓ | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
| Cook Township Police | Police | P25 AES-256 | Fully Encrypted |
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