Patrick Delfino - ICJIA Board Member | Illinois state's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor
Patrick Delfino - ICJIA Board Member | Illinois state's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met July 18.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
On July 18, 2024, the Budget Committee met at The Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle Street, Room N-502, Chicago, Illinois and at the ICJIA Offices, 524 South 2nd Street, Suite 220, Springfield, Illinois to discuss and take actions regarding:
• Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention
• Violence Prevention and Reduction
• Violence Prevention / Youth Employment
• Trauma Recovery Centers
• Justice Assistance Grants
• Co-Responder Pilot Program
Authority members and designees present were:
| Budget Committee Member Attendance | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| Jason Hernandez for Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart | X | ||
| Illinois Justice Project Director Ahmadou Dramé (Budget Committee Chair) | X | ||
| Nicole Kramer for Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx | X | ||
| Dan Likens for Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly | X | ||
| Peter Kocerka for Cook Co. Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. | X | ||
| Loyola CJRPP Director David Olson (Authority Chair) | X | ||
| John Carroll for Attorney General Kwame Raoul | X | ||
| Other Authority Member Attendance | |||
| DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Candice Adams | X | ||
| Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Director Keith Calloway | X |
| Budget Committee Member Attendance | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| Scott F. Main for State Appellate Defenders Office Director James Chadd | X | ||
| Dr. Vickii Coffey | X | ||
| GRO Community Director Jerry Davis-El | X | ||
| State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor’s Office Director Patrick Delfino | X | ||
| Peoria Police Department Chief Eric Echevarria | X | ||
| Lake County Public Defender Keith Grant | X | ||
| Shelith Hansbro for Illinois Department of Corrections Acting Director Latoya Hughes | X | ||
| Anthony Escamilla for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez | X | ||
| Ryan Goodwin for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Heidi Mueller | X | ||
| Senior Director of Inclusive Engagement for the University of Illinois at Chicago Kendal Parker | X | ||
| Ali Abid for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle | X | ||
| Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart | X | ||
| Fred Waller for Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling | X | ||
| Dr. Janice Phillips for Illinois Dept. of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra | X |
ICJIA Executive Director Delrice Adams (via teleconference) ICJIA Grant Specialist Kermit Collins
Lori Crowder, Alliance of Local Service Organizations
Ken Dunkin, Black Community Provider Network
ICJIA Program Manager Samuel Hadley
ICJIA Program Supervisor Shai Hoffman
Karen Kay Waukegan Police Department
ICJIA Research & Analysis Unit Director Timothy Lavery ICJIA Strategic Project Administrator Alda Leavy-Skinner ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Jude Lemrow ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Vanessa Morris Dr. Regina Panrell, East St Louis Police Department
ICJIA Deputy General Counsel Scott Risolute
Jennifer Soble, Illinois Prison Project
Joshua Stuenkel, Waukegan Police Department
ICJIA Federal & State Grants Unit Director Greg Stevens Jennie Uriquiza-Whitiker, Peoria Police Department
ICJIA Grant Specialist Sierra Wilson
Other Authority staff members and guests were present.
1. Minutes of the June 20, 2024, Budget Committee Meeting
The Budget Committee approved the minutes of the June 20, 2024, Budget Committee meeting with the following correction:
On Page 11 of the minutes / Page 12 of the meeting materials, in the first paragraph the reference to Loyola University Chicago, Center for Urban Research was changed to Loyola Center for Criminal Justice.
2. Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $860,866 in SFY25 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention (CBVIP) funds to entities to support implementation of the community-based violence prevention programming as detailed in the table below.
| Grantee | Recommended Designation |
| CircEsteem | $437,146 |
| Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago | $423,720 |
| TOTAL | $860,866 |
A. Violence Prevention and Reduction New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $3,105,800 in SFY25 Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) funds to the entities listed below.
| Entity | Maximum Amount |
| Adler University Institute on Public Safety and Social Justice | $371,600 |
| Alliance of Local Service Organizations | $197,000 |
| Breakthrough Family Plex and Community Center | $197,000 |
| Community Lifeline | $143,200 |
| Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council | $1,200,000 |
| Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago | $100,000 |
| Imagine Englewood If | $100,000 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | $197,000 |
| Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation | $100,000 |
| The Blessed Child | $500,000 |
| Total | $3,105,800 |
The Budget Committee designated $500,000 in SFY25 VPR funds to the Illinois Prison Project to implement the Medical Release Program.
4. Violence Prevention / Youth Employment
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $1,450,000 in SFY25 GRF VPYE funds to the following entities to support implementation of the violence prevention programs, youth employment programs, and operational expenses as detailed in the table below.
| Grantee | Recommended SFY25 Designation |
| Project Syncere | $250,000 |
| South Shore Drill Team | $100,000 |
| Artist Life | $100,000 |
| Black Community Provider Network | $500,000 |
| Guitars Over Guns | $500,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,450,000 |
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $3,176,200 in SFY25 Community Trauma Recovery Centers (CTRC) funds to Live Free Chicago dba Live Free Illinois to continue services through June 30th, 2025.
6. Justice Assistance Grants
The Budget Committee designated $700,002 in FFY21 Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) funds to entities as described in the table below.
| Program Category / Entity | FFY21 |
| 1. Police-led deflection | |
| Cook Co Sheriff’s Office | $19,875 |
| Dixon Police Department | $19,875 |
| Subtotal: | $39,750 |
| 2. Multijurisdictional narcotic prosecution units | |
| DuPage County SAO | $37,500 |
| Kane County SAO | $31,858 |
| Kankakee County SAO | $25,000 |
| LaSalle County SAO | $24,722 |
| Madison County SAO | $21,385 |
| McHenry County SAO | $24,604 |
| Will County SAO | $26,653 |
| Subtotal: | $191,722 |
| 3. Multijurisdictional large-scale
narcotic trafficking enforcement | |
| Blackhawk Drug Task Force | $23,569 |
| Central Illinois Enforcement Group | $27,714 |
| DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement
Group | $27,071 |
| East Central Illinois Task Force | $29,965 |
| Joliet Metropolitan Area Narcotic Squad | $27,929 |
| Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement
Group | $49,445 |
| North Central Narcotics Task Force | $49,742 |
| Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group | $37,347 |
| Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force | $26,801 |
| Southern Illinois Drug Task Force | $37,500 |
| Southern Illinois Enforcement Group | $28,499 |
| State Line Area Narcotics Task Force | $23,999 |
| Task Force 6 | $12,821 |
| Vermillion County Metropolitan
Enforcement Group | $35,114 |
| West Central Illinois Task Force | $31,014 |
| Subtotal: | $468,530 |
| Total: | $700,002 |
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $9,000,000 in SFY25 Co-Responder Pilot Program (CRPP) funds to the departments listed below to support up to twelve months of programming.
| AGENCY NAME | SFY25 |
| East St. Louis Police Department | $1,001,250 |
| Peoria Police Department | $2,876,250 |
| Springfield Police Department | $2,966,250 |
| Waukegan Police Department | $2,156,250 |
| TOTAL | $9,000,000 |
Please contact Jude Lemrow at 773-343-0404 or jude.lemrow@illinois.gov if you have any questions.
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