Price: $35.00
Job Description:
Job Posted on September 29, 2026
Please Note***
We MUST receive hard copies of the application. This can be mailed through services such as USPS, UPS, or FedEx, or hand delivered by yourself, family members, or friends.
Applications are to be place in the secured black mailbox next to the office door during the building’s open hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please do not enter the office.
***Please note that USPS has been severely delayed with many deliveries***
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for the City of Darien is now accepting applications for the position of Police Officer.
Testing is being conducted for immediate new hires
and to establish an eligibility list for anticipated future hiring needs
Salary: $80,896.19-126,641.98 (current contract in negotiation and salary expected be be higher)
Population: 22,000
Sworn Officers: 36
The City of Darien, Illinois, is committed to providing superior governmental services improving the quality of life for its residents, businesses and visitors.
The Darien Police Department remains committed to continually providing Darien’s residents and visitors with the highest quality of service possible, and to take those steps necessary to keep Darien as the safest city in the United States.
You must meet the following minimum requirements:
• Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must provide a copy of proof of U.S. citizenship. Eligible documents for verifying eligibility – U.S. Birth Certificate, Naturalization Papers or Passport.
• Driver’s License: Must possess a valid Driver’s License
• Age Requirements: Applicants must have attained their 21st birthday at time of application deadline (10/28/26) or are 20 years of age at the time of application deadline (10/28/26) and have completed two (2) years of law enforcement studies at an accredited college or university. Applicants must be under the age of 35 years old at the last date of filing applications (10/28/26) and time of final eligibility register, unless exempt by State Statute 65 IL 5/10-2.1-6 which provides, in part, that the age limitation does not apply to any person previously employed as a full-time police officer in a regularly constituted police department of any municipality.
• Education: Must have proof of a High School Diploma, GED Certificate or High School Proficiency Statement.
• Character: Applicants must be of good moral character as described in State Statute 65 IL 5/10-2.1-6. Must not have committed any felony, certain misdemeanors, or crimes involving moral turpitude pursuant to 50 ILCS 705/6.
• Vision: Eyesight must have at least 20/100 vision in each eye correctable to 20/20 and shall not be color blind.
• Hearing: Shall have auditory acuity within a normal range as determined by a licensed physician or audiologist during the physical and medical portion of the selection process.
• Residence: At this time, the City of Darien does not have an established residency requirement
• P.O.W.E.R. Card: Must possess a valid POWER card issued between 11/14/25 and time of testing on 11/14/26 issued from a certified testing agency.
• Testing: Must be able to successfully complete all phases of testing (written, oral, medical, polygraph and psychological)
The application deadline is Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 4:00 PM
Note: This is not a postmark date
Applications will be available online for purchase until
October 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM
All applications must be returned to the Office of:
COPS and FIRE Testing Service
Attn: Darien LE
1251 N. Plum Grove Road, Suite 160
Schaumburg, IL 60173
It is highly recommended that you use a track-able courier for the return of all of your material.
We are not responsible for lost or delinquent application packages, and you will be disqualified if all of the material is not returned to our office by the assigned deadline
Application fee is non-refundable
Adobe Reader is required for the application
It can be downloaded for free at: www.adobe.com
Applicants must attend the mandatory test date:
Orientation and Written Exam
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Check-In: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM (doors close at 8:30 AM)
Mandatory Orientation – 8:30 AM
Written Exam Immediately Following
Location
Hinsdale South High School Cafeteria
(Enter through Door 9 on the north end of the building)
7401 South Clarendon Hills Road
Darien, IL