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CPD Officers now earn 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 $𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐊+ in total compensation after 18 months, including salary, benefits, and allowances. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! 🔗 joinchicagopolice.org

CPD Officers now earn 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 $𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐊+ in total compensation after 18 months, including salary, benefits, and allowances. If you or someone you know is ready for a rewarding career, share this post & apply today: 🔗 join.chicagopolice.org #JoinCPD #CPD #LawEnforcement

Deputy Chief Migdalia Bulnes has served CPD since 1998. She led with strength, integrity, and purpose across the city. Deputy Chief Bulnes, thank you for your leadership, service, and dedication. 𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿. 💙

We honor the life and service of Police Officer John G. Bartholomew #12963. His dedication and commitment made a lasting impact on our community. Rest in peace, Officer Bartholomew. Your service will always be remembered.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫? Ask questions, learn the process, and see how you can make a real impact in the communities we serve. 📍 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: join.chicagopolice.org #JoinCPD

STOP BY TO CONNECT WITH A RECRUITER. Let’s talk about a career with the Chicago Police Department. 📍Chicago Police Academy 1300 W Jackson ⏰ 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #CPD #Fitness #ApplyNow #Hiring #ChicagoJobs

Officer A. Mai shares what life looked like before the badge for our #BeforeCPD series. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐏𝐃. Now, 7 years later, he’s still making that impact. If you’ve been thinking about making a change, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝, 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚. Congratulations to everyone stepping into their new roles across the city! #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #CPD #Graduation

It’s #MotivationMonday! Officer Mai and Officer Muñoz demonstrate the components of the power test so you know the standards. 💪 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙋𝘿? Here’s how to connect: 📞 312-745-JOIN (5646) 📧 joincpd@chicagopolice.org #JoinCPD #CPD

As we continue to honor Women's History Month, we're proud to spotlight Police Officer Kelli Kaelin and her partner, K-9 Bak, with Chicago Police Department K-9 Unit.

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 ⚾️ Our Probationary Police Officers are also hitting the field and making an impact. 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥? 📞 312-745-JOIN (5646) 📧 joincpd@chicagopolice.org #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment

Officer French gives us a throwback for our #BeforeCPD series where she shared what life looked like before the badge. Are you in corporate slump? If you’ve been hesitant about making a change, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣. #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #CPD

𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙧 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚? The Recruitment team will be at the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade on March 1st 🐲🎉🧧 See you there! #JoinCPD #ChicagoPoliceDepartment #CPD #Chicago #ChineseNewYear

Meet Officer Boyer, the newest addition to the Recruitment Unit! Officer Boyer’s path wasn’t traditional. During one of the hardest moments of his life, a detective stood by him and treated him like a human. He chose to be that person for someone else.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? We host a 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 workout sessions to help prepare applicants for the Power Test. ⚠️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 ⚠️

𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩? At CPD, we look for your skills, leadership, and sense of duty because they still matter.

🚨 2026 CPD Summer Internship 🚨 🎓 Juniors, seniors, grad & law students (sophomores considered) 📝 Cover letter + 3 recs (1 professor) + transcript 📧 cpdinterns@chicagopolice.org ⏰ Feb 20, 2026 | 5 PM CST 📍 In-person processing required | 💼 Unpaid

📣 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏.𝐎.𝐖.𝐄.𝐑. 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓? 💪 Join us for our 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑷.𝑶.𝑾.𝑬.𝑹. 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑷 𝑺𝑬𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑶𝐍𝐒! 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐖𝐇𝐎’𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐌 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘‼️ Apply now: join.chicagopolice.org

𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻? If you are ready to rise to the challenge, reach out! 📞 312-745-JOIN (5646) 📧 joincpd@chicagopolice.org 🤝 Prefer face-to-face? Stop by the @chicagopoliceacademy 1300 W. Jackson Blvd M - F, 8 AM - 4 PM.

Today, we are honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through unity, teamwork, and community. 🏀 Kids from across Chicago came together for the annual Hoop Hard or Get Off the Court tournament at the @CPD124Academy .