The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office announced they have selected a coalition to manage the new gun violence interrupter program, which aims to reduce violence in Waukegan, Zion and North Chicago. The state’s attorney’s office said they selected the Coalition to Reduce Recidivism and Waukegan Township as the agency that will manage the Gun Violence […]
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Gov. Pritzker announces $100 million in anti-violence funding for Illinois, including Lake County
Governor JB Pritzker announced an additional $100 million in anti-violence funding for municipalities across Illinois, including Waukegan, Zion and North Chicago. The grants will be allocated to fund gun violence prevention programs in 16 municipal areas in the state. The funding will support nonprofit community-based organizations and local governments and is part of the Reimagine […]
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Police, state’s attorney hold town hall as Lake County experiences ‘extreme uptick’ in gun violence
Police chiefs, county officials and the state’s attorney held a town hall meeting to hear from passionate community members regarding gun violence in Lake County last week. The meeting, which was held Thursday evening at the Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago, was aimed at discussing countywide and community-based solutions. “We have to have an […]
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State’s attorney launches ‘violence interrupters’ to target gun violence in Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion
The Lake County state’s attorney announced a new initiative that aims to reduce gun violence in the Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion areas by hiring at least 10 “violence interrupters” that will provide services to the three Lake County communities. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart, along with other local and state officials, announced the […]
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6 arrested, 5 guns recovered as police crackdown on surge in gun violence in Zion
Police say they have arrested six suspects and recovered five guns, including a machine gun, during a crime suppression detail to address a surge in gun violence in Zion. The Zion Police Department said they detected a sudden surge in gun-related crime in Zion at the beginning of this month. One of those incidents involved […]
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County board approves gun violence, domestic violence prevention programs in Lake County
The county board on Tuesday approved new programs led by the state’s attorney’s office targeting the prevention of gun violence and domestic violence in Lake County. A Domestic Violence Prevention Partnership with the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic (NSLAC) was established in part with a grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The Domestic […]
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Gov. Pritzker signs bill that will provide $250 million in funding to anti-violence groups in Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that will provide $250 million in state funding to anti-violence groups in an effort to reduce gun violence across Illinois. In early November, Pritzker declared gun violence a public health crisis in Illinois while signing the Reimagine Public Safety Act (RPSA), which established the Office […]
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker declares gun violence in Illinois a public health crisis, pledges $250 million investment
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday declared gun violence in Illinois a public health crisis and said the state is investing $250 million to implement a public safety plan. Joined by legislators, stakeholders, and community leaders, Pritzker made the announcement during a press conference at Breakthrough Urban Ministries FamilyPlex in Chicago. He said the state’s $250 […]
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North Chicago deploys ShotSpotter technology to combat gun violence
A grant has allowed North Chicago to deploy ShotSpotter technology, which notifies police immediately whenever gunshots are fired in the city, officials announced. The real-time alerts notify police precisely when and where gun incidents occur, resulting in a faster, more accurate response to the scene to better recover evidence, interview witnesses, and attend to gunshot […]