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Joint resolution authorizing the acceptance and execution of a renewal Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Violent Crime Prosecution Grant which will assist the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office with the prosecution of violent crimes within Lake County, including an emergency appropriation of $200,000 in grant funds.
Staff Summary
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office (LCSAO) has been awarded a renewal grant of $200,000 in JAG Violent Crime Prosecution funds through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA).
The one-year grant term is October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
LCSAO will use funds to offset salary and fringe costs of a full-time (1 FTE) Assistant State’s Attorney (position number 41068) and 40 percent of a full-time (1 FTE) Data Analyst (position number 41192).
The Assistant State's Attorney will focus on prosecuting gun violence offenses within Lake County and the Data Analyst will track and map violent crime incidents.
If funding for the Data Analyst position ends, and new funding is not secured, the position will be eliminated; the Assistant State's Attorney headcount is part of the SAO position inventory.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has been awarded a JAG Violent Crime Prosecution Grant from ICJIA, for the time period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, in the amount of $200,000; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office will use this funding to prosecute and track data on violent crimes within Lake County, specifically gun violence through two existing positions (41068 – 1 FTE and 41192 - .40 FTE for this grant); and
WHEREAS, the JAG Violent Crime Prosecution Grant is in the amount of $200,000 and it is necessary to emergency appropriate this amount.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the JAG Violent Crime Prosecution Grant awarded to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office by ICJIA is hereby...
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