Title
Joint resolution authorizing the acceptance of a state fiscal year (SFY) 2026 Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) grant awarded to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office by the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) through the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) to enhance and strengthen the Lake County JJC, which is run by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, and approving an emergency appropriation of $80,000 in grant funds.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) is a collaborative effort of many government and private agencies addressing juvenile justice procedures and programs that are proactive in preventing delinquency.
• The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has been awarded a seven-month JJC Grant, December 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $80,000 from the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission (IJJC) through the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
• Grant program funding in the amount of $80,000 will support the creation and purchase of preventative/proactive printed materials and giveaways, webpage/website designer, attendance at the annual Juvenile Justice Council Conference, and two part-time, contracted positions - a JJC Coordinator and a Racial and Ethnic Disparity Reduction Coordinator.
• The source of funding for this JJC project is 100 percent grant funds; no matching funding is required.
• If funding for the positions and services end, and new funding is not secured, the positions and services will be eliminated.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has applied for and has been awarded a State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026 Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) Grant from Illinois JJC through the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), for the time period of December 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $80,000; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will use this funding to enhance and strengthen the JJC through annual training, outreach and focusing on programs that are proactive in preventing delinquency; and
WHEREAS, the JJC Grant is in the amount of $80,000 and it is necessary to appropriate this amount; and
WHEREAS, the State’s Attorney’s Office recommends that the Chair of the Lake 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 JJC Grant awarded to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office by the IJJC through the Illinois DHS is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that $80,000 is hereby authorized for the SFY26 JJC grant program in expenditure and revenue accounts as noted in the attached budget; 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 in order to accept the grant renewal.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on January 13, 2026.