The Village of Glenview

Police Recruitment


​As a police department, we enjoy serving and protecting the people of Glenview. Each day comes with a variety of tasks and leaves our days to always be unpredictable. As a team we look forward to you joining our ever growing department. If interested in growing with the Glenview Police Department, please fill out our “Submit your interest”​ form and a member from our HR team will reach out to you when a new recruitment has started. Click here to view our current flyer!

 Pre- Certified Police officer- Minimum Qualifications

  • ​Resident of, and legally authorized to work, in the United States.
  • High school diploma or equivalent high school education.
  • Must be between 21 and 35 years of age. The foregoing age 35 limitation shall not apply in the case of any person having previous employment status as: limitation shall not apply in the case of any person having previous employment status as:
    • A police officer in a regularly constituted police department of any municipality regardless of whether the municipality is located in Illinois or in another state, or
    • An auxiliary police officer Section 3.1-30-20 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/3 1-30-20) for at least 5 years and is under 40 years of age, or
    • A deputy under Section 3-6008 of the Illinois Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/3-6008) who otherwise meets necessary training requirements, or
    • A sworn officer with the Illinois Department of State Police, or
    • A veteran shall be allowed to exceed the maximum age provision of this section by the number of years served on active military duty, but by no more than 10 years of active military duty.
  • Certification of having passed the Peace Officer Wellness Evaluation Report (POWER) test through a certified testing agency- POWER test card must be issued within the 12 months prior to the written examination. POWER test cards may be obtained through the following agencies:
  • Valid Driver's License.
  • Valid Illinois Firearms Owner Identification (FOID) card by time of hire.
  • Valid full-time certification as a Police Officer from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
  • Prior law enforcement experience within the two years immediately prior to submission of application.
  • Prior law enforcement experience must include job duties that are similar to those of a Glenview Police Officer.
  • Official letter from most recent law enforcement employer stating that you have passed the Field Training Program.

Click here to view our current job posting!​​