Crime & Safety

Part Two: Tidbits on Skokie's New Police Station

Quick, interesting facts to know about the $31 million high-tech facility.

  • The new firing range will allow officers to drive a squad car through two double-sized doors and shoot targets as they get out of their vehicle.
  • The previous police station only had two interrogation and interview rooms; the new building will have four interview rooms and three interrogation rooms.
  •  Police will be able to view all interrogations and interviews from televisions throughout the building.
  • There will be no glass separating visitors from officers at the lobby desk.
  • All ventilation will be located underneath the floor.
  •  The land and building was purchased for about $6 million - out of about $31 million for the entire construction cost.
  • Each floor tile weighs roughly 43 pounds.
  • Officers will have electrical outlets inside their lockers.
  • Skokie received $2 million in grants to fund the construction of the new facility. Funding sources included the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Grant, and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Electric Energy Efficiency Grant.


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