Illinois
Illinois has no statewide mandate for county-level civilian oversight
of sheriffs. Cook County is the only Illinois county with a chartered
body whose statutory jurisdiction includes the independently elected
Sheriff. All other Illinois counties rely on internal affairs offices
and the state's Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
for decertification.
Sheriff oversight
1/102 counties with a dedicated body
0 reports from those bodies
Other oversight
0 Civil Grand Jury reports
6 statewide oversight reports
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State context
The SAFE-T Act (Public Act 101-0652, 2021) is principally focused on pretrial detention reform, use-of-force standards, and a statewide officer misconduct database (50 ILCS 705/9.2) — not on civilian oversight structures. It does not require counties to create review boards. Chicago's COPA (Civilian Office of Police Accountability) is a City of Chicago body covering CPD only; it has no jurisdiction over the Cook County Sheriff.
Counties
| # | County | Status (date) | Started (date) | LE capability | Independence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cook | Active 19 years | 2007 | 21/40 | 71/100 | |
| 02 | Adams | — | — | — | — | |
| 03 | Alexander | — | — | — | — | |
| 04 | Bond | — | — | — | — | |
| 05 | Boone | — | — | — | — | |
| 06 | Brown | — | — | — | — | |
| 07 | Bureau | — | — | — | — | |
| 08 | Calhoun | — | — | — | — | |
| 09 | Carroll | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Cass | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Champaign | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Christian | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | Clark | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Clay | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | Clinton | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Coles | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Crawford | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | Cumberland | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | DeKalb | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | De Witt | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | Douglas | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | DuPage | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Edgar | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 | Edwards | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | Effingham | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | Fayette | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | Ford | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Franklin | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | Fulton | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Gallatin | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 | Greene | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | Grundy | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 | Hamilton | — | — | — | — | |
| 34 | Hancock | — | — | — | — | |
| 35 | Hardin | — | — | — | — | |
| 36 | Henderson | — | — | — | — | |
| 37 | Henry | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | Iroquois | — | — | — | — | |
| 39 | Jackson | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 | Jasper | — | — | — | — | |
| 41 | Jefferson | — | — | — | — | |
| 42 | Jersey | — | — | — | — | |
| 43 | Jo Daviess | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | Johnson | — | — | — | — | |
| 45 | Kane | — | — | — | — | |
| 46 | Kankakee | — | — | — | — | |
| 47 | Kendall | — | — | — | — | |
| 48 | Knox | — | — | — | — | |
| 49 | Lake | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 | LaSalle | — | — | — | — | |
| 51 | Lawrence | — | — | — | — | |
| 52 | Lee | — | — | — | — | |
| 53 | Livingston | — | — | — | — | |
| 54 | Logan | — | — | — | — | |
| 55 | Macon | — | — | — | — | |
| 56 | Macoupin | — | — | — | — | |
| 57 | Madison | — | — | — | — | |
| 58 | Marion | — | — | — | — | |
| 59 | Marshall | — | — | — | — | |
| 60 | Mason | — | — | — | — | |
| 61 | Massac | — | — | — | — | |
| 62 | McDonough | — | — | — | — | |
| 63 | McHenry | — | — | — | — | |
| 64 | McLean | — | — | — | — | |
| 65 | Menard | — | — | — | — | |
| 66 | Mercer | — | — | — | — | |
| 67 | Monroe | — | — | — | — | |
| 68 | Montgomery | — | — | — | — | |
| 69 | Morgan | — | — | — | — | |
| 70 | Moultrie | — | — | — | — | |
| 71 | Ogle | — | — | — | — | |
| 72 | Peoria | — | — | — | — | |
| 73 | Perry | — | — | — | — | |
| 74 | Piatt | — | — | — | — | |
| 75 | Pike | — | — | — | — | |
| 76 | Pope | — | — | — | — | |
| 77 | Pulaski | — | — | — | — | |
| 78 | Putnam | — | — | — | — | |
| 79 | Randolph | — | — | — | — | |
| 80 | Richland | — | — | — | — | |
| 81 | Rock Island | — | — | — | — | |
| 82 | Saline | — | — | — | — | |
| 83 | Sangamon | — | — | — | — | |
| 84 | Schuyler | — | — | — | — | |
| 85 | Scott | — | — | — | — | |
| 86 | Shelby | — | — | — | — | |
| 87 | Stark | — | — | — | — | |
| 88 | St. Clair | — | — | — | — | |
| 89 | Stephenson | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | Tazewell | — | — | — | — | |
| 91 | Union | — | — | — | — | |
| 92 | Vermilion | — | — | — | — | |
| 93 | Wabash | — | — | — | — | |
| 94 | Warren | — | — | — | — | |
| 95 | Washington | — | — | — | — | |
| 96 | Wayne | — | — | — | — | |
| 97 | White | — | — | — | — | |
| 98 | Whiteside | — | — | — | — | |
| 99 | Will | — | — | — | — | |
| 100 | Williamson | — | — | — | — | |
| 101 | Winnebago | — | — | — | — | |
| 102 | Woodford | — | — | — | — |