Highland Park Police
Lake, Illinois
Encryption Details
Verified Talkgroup Data
View 1 talkgroup
| DEC | Alpha Tag | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | EShore Law Disp1 | East Shore Dispatch: Law 1 (Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest PDs) | Encrypted |
Verification Status
We do have per-talkgroup data for Highland Park Police from the RadioReference API, and used it to set the encryption scope shown above — but no additional human-reviewed source (a live feed check or a dated news account) has been recorded for this record, so treat it as a data-quality correction rather than an independently confirmed verification. Check the live RadioReference database directly for current status.
If you monitor Highland Park Police directly or have more current information, the fastest way to fix this is to update the RadioReference Wiki entry — our data pulls from there and from the RadioReference API on a regular refresh cycle.
Lake County Context
Lake County is a mixed picture: 10 of 30 agencies we track here are fully encrypted (33%), which means some neighboring departments are still audible on a scanner.
See every agency we track in Lake County → County encryption overview →
What This Means
Our records list every channel this agency runs as encrypted, including day-to-day dispatch. That listing hasn't been verified against live talkgroup data, so confirm it at RadioReference before relying on it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Highland Park Police radio encrypted?
Our database lists Highland Park Police as using P25 AES-256 encryption, though this listing is unverified. Our records list every channel this agency runs as encrypted, including day-to-day dispatch. That listing hasn't been verified against live talkgroup data, so confirm it at RadioReference before relying on it.
Can I listen to Highland Park Police on a police scanner?
Likely not, if the listing is accurate: our database lists Highland Park Police as fully encrypted using P25 AES-256, which no consumer scanner can decode. The listing is unverified — check the live RadioReference database for current status.
Why do agencies like Highland Park Police encrypt their radio?
Agencies cite officer safety and operational security. Those are assertions rather than findings — no local evidence is typically produced — while the effects are concrete and land straight away on anyone who relied on hearing Highland Park Police to know what was happening nearby.
Can Lake County reverse the encryption decision?
It can. The radios support open and encrypted operation equally well, so this is a configuration and a policy, not a constraint — and policies set by Lake County officials are policies those officials can revisit when constituents press for it.
What can I do about Highland Park Police encryption?
Three things carry weight, in this order: a public-records request for Highland Park Police's encryption policy and radio recordings, a turn at the microphone during Lake County budget discussions, and finding the other people locally already asking the same question. Individually these are easy to deflect; together they are not.