Professional Accreditation
The Skokie Fire, Police and Public Works Departments all hold full professional accreditation, and Skokie was the first community in the entire country to achieve this standard. A component if each accreditation process , and continuing re-accreditation processes that occur every three to five years, requires outside experts to review each department’s policies and procedures to verify that they meet national industry best practices and standards of excellence. In addition, the Skokie Health Department is one of only seven board-certified municipal health departments in the State of Illinois, and also undergoes regular re-certification reviews.