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Lake County Board authorizes $1.5 million IDHS grant for State's Attorney gun-violence prevention initiative

Lake County Board · January 13, 2026

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Summary

The Board approved an Illinois Department of Human Services named-appropriation grant totaling $1,500,000 to support the Lake County State's Attorney’s gun-violence prevention work; Vice Chair Cunningham moved the authorization and the motion passed by roll call.

The Lake County Board on Jan. 13 authorized acceptance and execution of a $1,500,000 named-appropriation grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services to support the Lake County State's Attorney's Office's gun-violence prevention initiative.

Vice Chair Cunningham described the resolution as an exception and emergency appropriation enabling the State's Attorney's office to expand community response to shootings and prevention efforts. "This is a joint resolution authorizing exception and execution of an Illinois Department of Human Service named appropriation program grant ... and approving an emergency appropriation of $1,500,000 in grant funding," Cunningham said.

The motion was moved by Vice Chair Cunningham and seconded by Member Roberts; the Board took a roll-call vote and the motion passed.

Why it matters: The one-time grant funds are designated for violence-prevention programming run or coordinated by the State's Attorney's Office. The transcript does not provide a spending breakdown, implementation timeline, or performance measures.

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