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Joint resolution authorizing the acceptance and execution of a Healing Illinois grant awarded to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office through the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) as a subgrantee of the Lake County YWCA, to fund a gun violence prevention mural to promote community building and engagement in Lake County and an emergency appropriation of $12,000 in grant funds.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has been awarded $12,000 in grant funds by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) as a subgrantee of the Lake County YWCA.
• The grant period is November 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
• The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will use these funds in the amount of $12,000 to fund a 600 sq ft. painted mural located at 501 Foss Park Ave in North Chicago. The purpose is to bring gun violence awareness to the community.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has been awarded a Healing Illinois Grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), for the period of November 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $12,000; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will use this funding towards a painted gun violence prevention mural in North Chicago to foster community awareness; and
WHEREAS, the Healing Illinois grant is in the amount of $12,000 and it is necessary to emergency appropriate this amount; and
WHEREAS, the State’s Attorney’s Office recommends that the Chair of the County Board, the State’s Attorney and the Treasurer be authorized to execute the necessary documents to accept and execute the grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Healing Illinois grant awarded to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office by the Illinois Department of Human Services via the YWCA is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that $12,000 is hereby authorized for the Healing Illinois grant program in expenditure and revenue accounts as determined by the attached budget document; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State’s Attorney shall serve as the project director for the program, and accurate records of all necessary grant compliance requirements shall be kept by the State’s Attorney’s Office; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Board, the Lake County State’s Attorney, and the Lake County Treasurer are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documentation to accept the grant renewal.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on February 10, 2026.