Overview
- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged Alain M. Dillon, 37, with 18 felonies, including three counts of bribery and 15 counts of official misconduct, following a joint probe with the Chicago Police Department.
- Prosecutors allege Dillon lent his CPD-issued encrypted radio to two people on three occasions in January 2023 in exchange for $500 payments each time.
- Court records show Dillon pleaded not guilty and was released pending trial, with the next hearing scheduled for March 9.
- CPD says Dillon’s police powers were revoked in June 2024 and he was reassigned to the department’s Alternate Response Section.
- CPD began encrypting most radio channels in late 2022, and recent cases have documented radios turning up in non-police hands, including a tow truck driver who pleaded guilty in 2025.