Willowbrook Police Department

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-24. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• Entry-level overview says prior experience is not required and academy training is assigned after employment. Do not turn lateral certification or a voluntary unpaid internship into entry-level prerequisites.
• Employer lists age 21 to under 35 at application and eligibility-list posting unless a statutory exception applies, diploma/GED, valid driver license, English reading/speaking ability and specified vision criteria. Complete current law, exceptions and accommodations were not independently verified.
• Published work-authorization language includes citizens and specified noncitizen/DACA applicants, subject to federal firearm authorization. This is an employer summary, not a legal eligibility determination; confirm exact current criteria with the department.
• Entry college route is an associate degree, at least 60 semester hours or at least 90 quarter hours from an accredited institution. Employer describes conditional waiver for 24 months honorable active-duty military service or 180 days recognized combat active duty, with discharge conditions; military service is optional, not universally required.
• Overview references felony restrictions and additional legal/ordinance requirements; do not read the short summary as exhaustive disqualifiers. Confirm the applicable posting and current rules.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Employer describes at least two years as a full-time, non-probationary sworn officer with a federal/state/county/local agency, current or past employment in good standing; part-time certification does not qualify. Illinois basic-academy/ILETSB certification or eligibility for the out-of-state reciprocity examination is required, plus eligibility for a basic-training waiver and current examinations/position rules. Confirm exact current exceptions and posting; no automatic waiver or offer guaranteed.

Recruiting contact

Police department inquiry line expressly offered to interested applicants; Police Commissioners alternative is 630-323-8215

Hiring outline

1. Choose entry-level, lateral or unpaid internship route. Review the village employment page and specific job-posting application instructions; standing overview Apply links do not independently verify an open intake.
2. For entry-level applicants, prepare evidence of the relevant education/waiver route and the listed current POWER card. Exact document-submission deadlines, ordering and fees were not independently reviewed.
3. For lateral applicants, review full-time experience, good-standing, certification/reciprocity and basic-training-waiver conditions separately. Background-consent form is linked, but complete sworn screening/examination sequence was not verified.
4. Employer says entry-level academy training is assigned after employment; confirmed seat, tuition, wages, repayment terms and exact schedule are not established. Contact the department or Police Commissioners for current notices.

Physical testing

Entry overview requires an Illinois POWER test card issued within the last six months by a listed licensed provider: NIPSTA, Joliet Junior College or Triton College. Numeric events, age/sex-specific cutoffs, scheduling, cost, retest rules and accommodations were not reviewed; no guessed threshold or individualized training advice. Do not automatically apply the entry-level card wording to the separate lateral route.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial guide, no current vacancy/deadline/pay/complete screening or guaranteed academy funding verified. Unpaid student internship is optional experience, not appointment or required access. Standing overview has no clear effective date and current legal criteria require confirmation. No linked posting, application, PDF, background-consent form, account, POWER-provider transaction or outreach used.

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