Please continue for 2024 from this thread: ISP Restructuring for 2023 Official Thread
ISP Restructuring for 2024 Official Thread
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Yes, it's been happening since NYE night. "Old" Troop 15 troopers are migrating to Troop 3 radio signatures and the "normal" radio ID structure (100xxxx/110xxxx) based on their badge numbers like the rest of North Zone ISP. Tollways are using Troop 3 patrol assignments (M-9 trooper was assigned a job at the Lake Forest Oasis this morning as an example). Troopers are reporting for "equipment maintenance/radio lab" at various locations. 3-Tollway North (TGID 9098), and 3-Tollway South (TGID 9099) are now in the Troop 3 Zone code plug. Not sure if/when Chicago will take over Tollway dispatching from Oak Brook. Might be waiting for phone lines to be updated for phones and cameras possibly? Troop 3 listening is never a dull moment...LOL!
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Since Troop 3 only extends to Boone County is Troop 1 handling calls on I90 in Winnebago County?
I'm not sure of the Tollway changes that far.
Illinois Virtual Tollway
An interactive, user-friendly map designed to assist customers in finding location-specific information.
www.illinoisvirtualtollway.com
If you use this as your guide, click on Mileposts, zoom in and if you listen to it, can decipher what mile markers are near Winnebago/Boon Counties.
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VASCAR2
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From discussions I’ve seen I-88 will be covered by Troop 1 in their geographic area. Troop 1 will supposedly cover I-39/90 in Winnebago County. Boone County was moved into Troop 3 with the reorganization. Rumor is Troop 3 communications will take over Tollway ISP radio traffic July 1 and Tollway tele-communicators will still handle Tollway maintenance and Money Trucks. Years ago Tollway radios were in numerous wreckers so Tollway had direct communications with busier tow operators. If this is still common practice I’d assume Tollway will still maintain access to the STARCOM trunk system.
Based on the original poster in the 2023 thread, I believe it was mentioned about Chicago taking over Oak Brook as part of this, and would make sense. Moving phone lines, cameras, telecommunicator training all has to take place before it changes over. The "rumors" as far as this goes, appear to have materialized.
I caught Troop 15 North (TG 9098) for a moment this morning on T134 (Ottawa). Dispatch was still handled by "Oakbrook" and the patrol car used the full D15 ID for their car (15-33 in this case) but the dispatcher seemed to "struggling" with the new format calling them "Car 15-33". I guess old habits die hard 
I have caught about half a dozen former? D15 units with RIDs in the 15xxx/16xxx range using "3-" radio IDs on Troop 3 Southwest and North and a couple "15-xxx" units with 100xxxx/110xxxx RIDs
I have caught about half a dozen former? D15 units with RIDs in the 15xxx/16xxx range using "3-" radio IDs on Troop 3 Southwest and North and a couple "15-xxx" units with 100xxxx/110xxxx RIDs
Where that "old habit" will come into an issue is if you have 3-114 and 15-114 on the same channel and you call out "Car 114". As time goes on and MACH is updated or the "old" Troop 15 cars are reprogrammed, this won't be happening much longer.I caught Troop 15 North (TG 9098) for a moment this morning on T134 (Ottawa). Dispatch was still handled by "Oakbrook" and the patrol car used the full D15 ID for their car (15-33 in this case) but the dispatcher seemed to "struggling" with the new format calling them "Car 15-33". I guess old habits die hard
So maybe calling "Car 15-114" with the full "15" part is their way of coping lol
Lol...the struggle is real!
So far, I've been able to determine that the "old Troop 15" patrol zones are being used, however they're using the Troop 3 Patrol designations.
Zone 1 (I-88) is M-7 through M-9 (haven't heard M-10 patrol yet)
Zones 2 (I-294 south) and Zone 5 (I-355) is S-13 through S-19
Zones 3 (I-294 North) and Zone 4 (I-90, I-294 North, I-390) are using N-7 through N-19.
Troopers are 3-1 through 3-400 with the lower radio signatures have the highest rank. "Old" Troop 15 command staff are being slotted in: 15-1 is now 3-2, 15-6 is now 3-9 as an example.
Probationary Troopers are 3-500 through 3-510.
3-600 series are still the Weigh Station troopers radio signatures. I previously heard the tollway radio man testing on a radio ID'd as 3-802, but have yet to hear it used officially.
Staying on it as always and enjoying the challenge.
Zone 1 (I-88) is M-7 through M-9 (haven't heard M-10 patrol yet)
Zones 2 (I-294 south) and Zone 5 (I-355) is S-13 through S-19
Zones 3 (I-294 North) and Zone 4 (I-90, I-294 North, I-390) are using N-7 through N-19.
Troopers are 3-1 through 3-400 with the lower radio signatures have the highest rank. "Old" Troop 15 command staff are being slotted in: 15-1 is now 3-2, 15-6 is now 3-9 as an example.
Probationary Troopers are 3-500 through 3-510.
3-600 series are still the Weigh Station troopers radio signatures. I previously heard the tollway radio man testing on a radio ID'd as 3-802, but have yet to hear it used officially.
Staying on it as always and enjoying the challenge.
Have confirmed thru monitoring that Troop 1 (Sterling) is handling calls and making traffic stops on I88 in Lee and Ogle Counties and on I90 in Winnebago County.
That would make sense and coincide with the Troop map boundaries.
Good catch on this. Troop 1 was affiliated with the DuPage site and heard 1-39 on I-88 at MM 64, making a stop which is beyond the MM 44 on the west end of I-88. I recall they assigned an accident at MM 12 on I-90 over New Years Day, and the sergeant mentioned that "we no longer cover that".
Looking at the Illinois Tollway Virtual Map and zooming in, approximately MM 20 on I-90 is the county line, and approximately MM 80 is the county line on I-88 which both border I-39. Wisconsin and Iowa start at MM 0 for perspective.
Troop 3 now reflects the ISP Troop map more accurately.
Fire Marshal DA-3 was heard getting his radio reprogrammed and is now DA-254.
Some of those Oak Brook telecommunicators do not like the K-9 radio ID's and structure statewide. 3-K-8 kept coming up, and she refused to say it, but followed the 3-K9-8 call sign that Oak Brook still uses on every reply. Ah, change doesn't come easy.
Radio's continue to be reprogrammed with the Troop 3 radio ID structure and they're using the new call signs.
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I was wondering if the ISP still assigns its troopers to specific counties like they used to in the past? When I was going thru the recruitment process the class they offered me only had Cook (old Districts 3 and 4) and Will (then in District 5), so I turned it down and took another job the following month. At the time (early 1980's) one would choose a county of assignment out of the academy based on class rank and the counties then available. One might work different patrols within that county but would usually only work within their specific county.
Do they still assign troopers to specific counties or do they free-roam a Troop (or District before the recent changes)?
Do they still assign troopers to specific counties or do they free-roam a Troop (or District before the recent changes)?
They assign by Troops now. I did see quite a few Troop 3 personnel radio ID's and new radio signatures started popping up in other Troops once the probationary period was over in the past year.
Mex
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Yea, all troops except Troop 3 have patrol zones for a whole county. Troopers are usually assigned to patrol zones by random, however they try to keep them near their post & home area.
Mex
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I apologize I thought he was referring to daily patrol zones.
AFAIK troppers get assigned to whatever troop they live in
