Thank you for using the Norridge Police Department's Certified Entry Police Officer Application portal.
All persons possessing certification from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board may be considered for accelerated entry (referred to as “certified entry candidates”). Certified entry candidates selected must first meet all of the following criteria:
1. An Associate degree OR 60 hours of college credit from an accredited institution,
2. Valid Driver’s License,
3. Vision correctable to 20/20 in both eyes,
4. Pass medical exam including drug screening,
5. Previous status as a certified Police Officer in the State of Illinois for one year after completion of
a probationary period,
6. Currently in good standing in the police department in which the person serves,
7. Possesses substantially equivalent skills and abilities as a Village of Norridge Police Officer
who has completed the probationary period, as determined by the Village, and
8.Taken and passed such examinations as the Commission deems necessary to determine fitness
for duty as a police officer.
Certified entry candidates, who have been determined by the Commission to meet the
aforementioned requirements, will not be required to attend an orientation or take a written examination. For such candidates, the examination process may consist of a background investigation, oral interview, polygraph, psychological, physical agility examination and medical examination.
