After more than 50 years in tan and brown uniforms, the men and women of the Country
Club Hills Police Department will become the men and women in black. Starting May 18th
citizens will begin to see Country Club Hills Police Officers in black uniforms. Community
Service Officers will remain in their current light blue shirts and dark blue pants. Paid-on-Call
Officers will remain in their dark navy blue uniform.
The department proposed a change after discovering, over the years, that numerous
uniform manufacturers no longer existed or had stopped producing a standard tan and brown
uniform. The black uniform is a color typically worn by municipal law enforcement agencies.
New shoulder patches will be worn to match the black uniforms. Patrol officers will wear black
and silver patches while supervisors and command personnel will wear black and gold patches.
The basic shape of the patch will remain the same, which is derived from the City of Country
Club Hills corporate seal. The uniform change will not cause any additional expenditure to the
City of Country Club Hills. The officers utilized their regular annual uniform allowance to
purchase the new uniforms.
The design pattern on the new squad cars has also changed, but citizens will continue to
see the old design until all old cars have been replaced. The department recognizes the historical
significance of the tan uniforms but plan to wear the new uniforms with the same level of pride.
It is the goal of the police department to provide service to the Country Club Hills community
with an innovative and professional appearance.
