Police ScannerCook County, Illinois police scanner feeds
A free Cook County police scanner: these are the public-safety radio feeds currently streaming from Cook County, covering police and sheriff, fire, EMS, railroad, weather and amateur radio. Anything listed here can be played free in the Police Scanner app, with no account.
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| Feed | Type | Listeners |
|---|---|---|
| BNSF Chicago Sub BNSF Chicago Sub - 161.100 MHz, BNSF Mendota Sub - 161.385 MHz. Chicago, IL |
Rail | — |
| Brookfield Fire Dispatch Brookfield Fire Dispatch has switched frequencies. Currently this feed is for Lyons Fire Dispatch. I am working on reprogramming the radio to the new frequency. |
Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Fire - Digital C.F.D. LIVE radio on the 800 Mhz. Digital Trunking System, Phase 2. MAIN-North, ENGLEWOOD-South, Fire Alarm Offices, w/ Citywide Fire in UHF Phase 1. |
Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Suburban Fire Departments, MABAS and IFERN Including M.A.B.A.S. RED Center MABAS Division 3 & 4 and Firegrounds. Northern and Western Cook County Fire, Lake Co. Fire. Starcom Statewide Talk Groups MABAS, IEMA, ITTF, IESMA & ILEAS |
Public Safety | — |
| Cook County ECom Fire Dispatch This feed covers Southland frequency 151.430 which covers dispatches for Country Club Hills, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Matteson, Park Forest, Richton Park, Riverdale, South Holland, & Thornton Fire Departments. |
Public Safety | — |
| CPKC C&M and Elgin Subs CPKC C&M Sub - 160.770 MHz, CPKC Elgin Sub - 161.520 MHz, CPKC Chicago Sub - 161.085 MHz. Chicago, IL. |
Rail | — |
| CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority Monitoring all CTA rail operations. Red, Blue, Pink, Green, Orange, Purple, and Yellow Lines, as well as Rail Emergency/Power Control. |
Rail | — |
| Illinois State Police Troops 1,2,3,4,5 This feed monitor's ISP Troops 1,2,3,4,5 |
Public Safety | — |
| MABAS 27 MABAS 27 Fireground Red IFERN |
Public Safety | — |
| Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin MABAS MABAS frequency called IFERN - Interagency Fire Emergency Radio Network. Broadcasts for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) activations for large scale Fire/EMS/Rescue incidents across N. Illinois and S.Wisconsin. 100' antenna near IL/WI border. |
Public Safety | — |
| Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD1 and Firegrounds NO DISPATCH for FD1, dispatch is encrypted. Palatine, Inverness FPD, Barrington Countryside, Barrington Village, Rolling Meadows fireground only. |
Public Safety | — |
| Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD2 and Firegrounds NO DISPATCH TRAFFIC due to encryption. Agency tactical channel Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mt. Prospect |
Public Safety | — |
| Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD3 and Firegrounds NO DISPATCH Audio due to encryption. associated Agency tactical channel Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Streamwood. |
Public Safety | — |
| Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park Fire Covers the fire departments of Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park (all part of MABAS Division 11). |
Public Safety | — |
| Palos Heights Police, Fire/Orland Park Fire, EMS Covering Palos Heights, Palos Park and Orland Park, IL. Stream down to Comcast enacting repairs after storms of 7/27/26. |
Public Safety | — |
| UPRR Geneva Sub UPRR Geneva Sub - 160.890 MHz. Located in Chicago, IL. |
Rail | — |
| UPRR Harvard, Kenosha, and Milwaukee Subs UPRR: Harvard Sub - 161.310 MHz, Kenosha and Milwaukee Subs - 161.040 MHz, Milwaukee Sub (North) - 160.485 MHz |
Rail | — |
| Windy City Amateur Radio Society - Digital Voice Network Audio Feed Digital Net meets every Sunday at 7:00pm Central |
Amateur Radio | — |
| Alsip Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Berkeley Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Calumet City Fire Department | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago EMS Englewood | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago EMS Main | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Fire Englewood | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Fire Main | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Citywide Dispatch Channels | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 01 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 02 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 03 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 04 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 06 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 07 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 08 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 09 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 10 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 11 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 12 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Police Department Zone 13 | Public Safety | — |
| Chicago Ridge Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Dalton Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Evanston Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Evergreen Park Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Hillside Fire | Public Safety | — |
| IFERN, Red, White, & Blue Fireground Tac | Public Safety | — |
| Lansing (IL) Fire Dispatch | Public Safety | — |
| Laraway 911 | Public Safety | — |
| Lemont Fire Protection District | Public Safety | — |
| MABAS Division 24 | Public Safety | — |
| Maywood Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Merrionette Park FD | Public Safety | — |
| NOAA Weather Radio Lockport (KZZ81) | Public Safety | — |
| North Palos Fire Dispatch | Public Safety | — |
| Norwood Park Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Orland Fire District | Public Safety | — |
| Red Center Dispatch | Public Safety | — |
| Robbins Fire | Public Safety | — |
| Roberts Park Fire Protection District | Public Safety | — |
| Tinley Park Fire/EMS | Public Safety | — |
| Westcom Fire Dispatch | Public Safety | — |
| Western Springs Fire | Public Safety | — |
What you are hearing
Dispatch traffic is terse and preliminary — calls are described before anyone has arrived, details change constantly, and the people discussed have not been charged with anything. The guide to radio codes covers the shorthand, and fire and EMS radio explained covers alarm levels and apparatus.
Feeds run a few seconds to a minute behind real time, and quiet stretches are normal — an area this size genuinely goes minutes without traffic at night. If a feed seems dead, this covers how to tell.
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