Welcome to the Illinois Council of Police (ICOPs), where our dedicated staff and experienced attorneys are here to assist you in forming or switching unions, regardless of your group’s size.
Police Officers, Telecommunicators, Municipal Staff, and more trust ICOPs as their union. We provide the best service of any union. Our staff & attorneys are just a call or text away for all our members.
ICOPs represents employees of municipal and county governments, community colleges, state universities, private universities, and federal contractors. Click here for information about the ICOPs Legal Plan.
Benefits
ICOPs offers a robust benefit package in partnership with the National Coalition of Labor. All members are eligible to join the National Police Credit Union, and more.
Learn More About Our BenefitsICOPs has partnered with Elmhurst University to provide a 20% tuition discount on eligible graduate programs for our members, including
You now have free life insurance just for being a union member, along with the option to purchase up to
If you are in need of legal assistance outside of collective bargaining, ICOPs and our attorneys can assist you at
On November 6, 2026, the Illinois Council of Police (ICOPs) filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Inendino v. Nance-Holt, No. 26-522. The brief supports the petition asking the Court to review a Seventh Circuit decision…
On April 9, 2017, cellphone video from an overbooked United Express flight at O'Hare International Airport changed the airline industry and almost derailed one of our members' careers. The footage showed passenger Dr. David Dao being removed from his seat…
Business Insider recently wrote an article about Flock cameras and the issues with their reliability. ICOPs President Alexander Dunn spoke with the author to give the perspective of police officers who actually use the technology. You can read the store…
ICOPs President Alexander Dunn wrote an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune regarding the state of police recruitment and retention in Illinois. ICOPs continues to advocate for our members wherever we can. You can read the op-ed here.
ICOPs President Alexander Dunn was a recent guest on the WGN Radio Show, "The Workers' Mic". ICOPs was the first public employee/law enforcement union to be featured in the show's more than two and a half year history. This appearance was…
ICOPs President Alexander Dunn published an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times defending police officer's right to contest discipline in arbitration. You can read it on the Sun-Times website.
After applying public pressure and threatening to pursue criminal charges, the Village of Dixmoor remitted dues to ICOPs. After having deducted dues from out members, the Village sent the union a check for the amount owed. You can read the…
In a longstanding fight with the Village of Dixmoor, ICOPs was forced to turn to the court of public opinion. After the Village continually deducted union dues from members, checks, but failed to send them to ICOPs, we were forced…
PROTECT YOUR PAYCHECK: SHORT-TERM DISABILITY OPEN ENROLLMENT CLOSES NOVEMBER 30 Most of us have thought about what happens to our families if we die. Far fewer have thought about what happens if we simply cannot work for a few months.…
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