David E. Olson, PhD. - Chair | ICJIA Board | Loyola University Chicago
David E. Olson, PhD. - Chair | ICJIA Board | Loyola University Chicago
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met April 17.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
On April 17, 2025, the Budget Committee met at 555 W. Monroe, Lincoln Room - 4th Floor, Chicago, Illinois and at the ICJIA Offices, 524 South 2nd Street, Suite 220, Springfield, Illinois to discuss and take actions regarding:
• Community Trauma Recovery Centers
• Institute 2 Innovate
• Justice Assistance Grants
• State Police Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force Fund
• Restore, Reinvest, and Renew
• State Crisis Intervention Program
• Violence Against Women Act
• Violence Against Women Act – Sexual Assault Services Programs
• Victims of Crime Act
Authority members and designees present were:
| Budget Committee Member Attendance | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| Nicole Kramer (Budget Committee Vice Chair) for Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke | X | ||
| Katherine Derko for Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart | X | ||
| Illinois Justice Project Director Ahmadou Dramé (Budget Committee Chair) | X | ||
| Dan Likens for Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly | X | ||
| Patricia Jjemba 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 | Present | Telephone | Absent |
| DuPage County Circuit Court Clerk Candice Adams | X | ||
| Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Director Keith Calloway | X | ||
| 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 | ||
| Illinois Public Defender Association President Keith Grant | X | ||
| Shelith Hansbro for Illinois Department of Corrections Acting Director Latoya Hughes | 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 | ||
| Kristina Kaupa for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle | X | ||
| Steve Spagnolo for Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart | X | ||
| Fred Waller for Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling | X | ||
| Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos | X | ||
| Dr. Janice Phillips for Illinois Dept. of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra | X |
ICJIA Executive Director Delrice Adams
Dr. Rachel Garthe, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ICJIA Program Manager Samuel Hadley
ICJIA Program Manager Shataun Hailey
ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Jude Lemrow ICJIA Federal & State Grant Unit Administrative Assistant Vanessa Morris ICJIA Acting Program Manager Lajuana Murphy
ICJIA Deputy General Counsel Scott Risolute
ICJIA Federal & State Grants Unit Director Greg Stevens ICJIA Program Manager Aisha Williams
ICJIA Program Manager Cydney Wessel
Other Authority staff members and guests were present.
1. Minutes of the February 20, 2025, Budget Committee Meeting
The Budget Committee approved the minutes of the February 20, 2025, Budget Committee meeting.
2. Community Trauma Recovery Centers
The Budget Committee designated $1,852,783 in SFY26 Community Trauma Resource Center funds to Live Free Chicago dba Live Free Illinois to provide holistic, trauma informed care services and promotes community healing in communities most impacted by gun violence.
3. Institute 2 Innovate
New Designations
The Budget Committee designated $1.5 million in SFY26 American Rescue Plan Act to support capacity-building initiatives as described in the table below.
| AGENCY NAME | Existing Designation SFY24/25 | Proposed Designation SFY26 | Total |
| Reassemble Education and Support Training | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| True Believers Community Connections | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| Public Narrative | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| Metro East Organizing Coalition | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| Vision of Restoration, Inc | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| Urban Male Network | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $3,000,000 |
New Designation
The Budget Committee designated $200,000 in Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) funds to Acclivus to address gun violence in Washington Park as described in the table below.
| Applicant | FFY21 | FFY22 | Total |
| Acclivus | $100,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 |
The Budget Committee designated $390,980 in State Police Metropolitan Enforcement Group and Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force Fund (MEGTF) SFY25 funds to entities as described in the table below.
| Entity | Request | MEGTF SFY25 Funds |
| Blackhawk Area Task Force (BATF) | Vehicle | $19,549 |
| Central Illinois Enforcement Group (CIEG) | Pole camera, vehicle camera system | $19,549 |
| DuPage MEG (DUMEG) | Vehicle lease program | $19,549 |
| East Central Illinois Task Force | Desktop and tablet computers, GPS trackers, document shredder, and surveillance equipment | $19,549 |
| Joliet MANS (JMANS) | Vehicle | $19,549 |
| Kankakee Area MEG (KAMEG) | Vehicle | $19,549 |
| Kendall County CPAT (KCPAT) | $19,549 | |
| Lake County MEG (LCMEG) | Insurance, vehicle equipment vaults, truck bed cap, printing costs | $19,549 |
| MEG of Southwestern Illinois (MEGSI) | DVRs, drone, button camera | $19,549 |
| North Central Narcotics Task Force (NCNTF) | Vehicle | $19,549 |
| Multi-County MEG (MCNEG/PMEG) | Liability Insurance | $19,549 |
| Quad City MEG (QCMEG) | Computers and accessories, inventory storage bins | $19,549 |
| South Central Illinois Drug Task Force (SCIDTF) | Drone, button camera, DVR and accessories | $19,549 |
| Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force (SEIDTF) | Liability insurance | $19,549 |
| Southern Illinois Drug Task Force (SIDTF) | Liability insurance | $19,549 |
| Southern Illinois Enforcement Group (SIEG) | Portable radios | $19,549 |
| State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT) | Raid jackets and kits; surveillance equipment; laptop and tablet computers; drug test kits; covert transmitter | $19,549 |
| Task Force 6 (TF6) | Liability insurance | $19,549 |
| Vermillion County MEG (VMEG) | Surveillance equipment; radios; ballistic vests; cell phones; shredder | $19,549 |
| West Central Illinois Task Force (WCITF) – Quincy | Surveillance camera, insurance | $19,549 |
| TOTAL | $390,980 | |
Designation Adjustments
The Budget Committee rescinded its action taken at the February 20, 2025 Budget Committee meeting to revise three Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Service Delivery grants issued to the National Youth Advocate Program, Inc. as described in the table below.
| Grant ID Number | Previous Designation | Change to Previous Designation | Recommended Designation |
| 923399 | $786,674 | ($37,030) | $749,644 |
| 923387 | $768,154 | ($30,000) | $738,154 |
| 923381 | $466,607 | $67,030 | $533,637 |
| Grant ID Number | Previous Designation | Change to Previous Designation | Recommended Designation |
| 923307 | $779,823 | ($37,030) | $742,794 |
| 923387 | $768,154 | ($30,000) | $738,154 |
| 923381 | $466,607 | $67,030 | $533,637 |
The Budget Committee voted to approve the FFY24 State Crisis Intervention Program Plan.
8. Violence Against Women Act
The Budget Committee designated $1,410,000 in Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) FFY24 funds to entities to support services for underserved areas and victim groups as described in the table below.
| Entity | FFY24 |
| Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence | $705,000 |
| Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault | $705,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,410,000 |
The Budget Committee designated $770,515 in Violence Against Women Act Sexual Assault Services Programs (VAWA SASP) FFY24 funds to the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault to support its lead entity sexual assault services program.
10. Victims of Crime Act
The Budget Committee designated $31,141,522 in Victims of Crime Act FFY23 funds to entities as described in the table below.
| Entity | Program | FFY23 Funds |
| Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Lead Entity Services for Victims of Domestic Violence | $10,060,000 |
| Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Lead Entity Services for Victims of Sexual Assault | $9,526,000 |
| Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois | Lead Entity Services for Victims of Child Abuse in a Child Advocacy Center | $7,095,628 |
| Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $312,869 |
| Highland Park Legal Aid | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $500,000 |
| Legal Aid Chicago | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $500,000 |
| Ascend Justice | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $478,400 |
| Life Span Legal Services | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $500,000 |
| Mil Mujeres | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $168,625 |
| Land of Lincoln/Central | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $500,000 |
| Land of Lincoln Legal/Southern | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $500,000 |
| Prairie State Legal Services/Central | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $500,000 |
| Prairie State Legal Service/Northern | Legal Assistance for Victims of Crime | $500,000 |
| Total | $31,141,522 | |
Dr. Rachel Garthe of the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign delivered a presentation describing Community-Based Violence Intervention Program activities.
No action was necessary, and none was taken.
https://agency.icjia-api.cloud/uploads/Budget_Committee_Summary_041725_098270a09a.pdf
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