Inside the Station Lobby.

20th District Police Station
5400 North Lincoln Avenue
Telephone: 312-742-8714
Facsimile: 312-742-8803
TTY: 312-742-8841
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The new station reflect the City’s ongoing commitment to equip our police officers with the most current facilities and technology to do their jobs. The new stations are designed to be welcoming and accessible to the public — which is consistent with our community policing strategy.

In partnership with Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Neighborhoods Alive program and the Chicago Police Department, the Public Building Commission is building new police stations in several communities across the City of Chicago. The new facilities, replacing outdated stations that in many cases are 50 years old, feature the most up-to-date technology available while helping officers delivery outstanding service to the communities they protect.

The new stations use a prototype design, with 44,000 square feet incorporated into a layout that offers open floor plans and inviting interiors, as well as community meeting spaces and neighborhood relations offices. Not only does the design control costs and streamline the building process, it delivers a police station that can serve as a cornerstone of the community, attractive and inviting to residents, and comfortable and efficient to officers.

The community participation fostered by the new district station is consistent with the Police Department’s Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) program. Building on traditional policing by incorporating problem-solving activities as a primary responsibility of beat officers, the CAPS community policing model works with residents and other institutional stakeholders to identify and prioritize problems affecting the beat and to develop solutions to those problems. Further, the designs for all new police stations include features that qualify the building for certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.

As each new station is built, the individual neighborhoods will also benefit from considerable infrastructure improvements surrounding the facility, such as attractive landscaping, new alleys complete with secured trash compactors, and improved sidewalks, sewers, streetlights and traffic signals.

Safety & Security

• Electronic security consoles installed to monitor the ingress and egress of individuals and activities within the secured and public access areas of the building.
• Cameras mounted on exterior of building to monitor the parking lots and all entrances and exits.
• Separate entrance for prisoners to keep them apart from the public.
• Secure viewing and line-up room to protect crime victims and witnesses, while allowing for the identification of alleged offenders.

Environmental
All police stations are now designed to achieve a Gold-Rated Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification. Some of the requirements for earning this rating include the following:

• Reflective roofing and exterior concrete that work to reduce the urban heat island effect;
• Recycled content used in 50% of building materials, and in ceiling and floor tiles;
• 50% of the station’s electricity provided by renewable resources;
• Alternative transportation refueling stations;
• Light pollution reduction;
• Water-efficient landscaping;
• Plumbing systems that use 30% less water;
• Locally-manufactured building materials.

Smart-Building Concepts

• The infrastructure is in place to tie all newly-constructed police stations into the Global Building Monitoring System. This system is managed by the City’s Department of General Services (DGS). DGS controls the station’s HVAC system from a remote location. This system also eliminates the need for an engineer to be located at an individual site.
• Lighting, irrigation systems, and clocks are all on timers and programmable through the Building Automation System.
• Technology
• State-of-the-art fiber optics network installed for faster, more efficient 911 communications, telephone systems, computer networking, and cable connections.
• High-tech roll call room in each station with video wall containing four 40-inch diagonal screens for use in roll call sessions, meetings, and software training. The video wall can support simultaneous feeds from three different computers.
• District Commander’s office is equipped for meetings of 8-10 persons, and has videoconferencing, video surveillance equipment, and windows that allow for viewing of the station’s lobby, roll call room, and Watch Commander’s office.
• Education & Training
• Videoconferencing capabilities are available.

Community-Friendly Features

• Community room that can be partitioned to host two simultaneous meetings and seats more than 100 persons is available in each station.
• The community room contains a large built-in pantry, retractable projection screens, and a storage area.