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OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
MICHAEL G. NERHEIM
STATE'S ATTORNEY
December 12, 2019
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lee Filas
(847) 377-3141 – office
(847) 707-6479 – cell
lfilas@lakecountyil.gov
Interfaith forum to take place Jan. 10
(Lake County, IL) The City of Waukegan, the Waukegan Police Department, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service will host an interfaith forum entitled “Protecting Places of Worship” on Jan. 10, from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Genesee Theater, 203 N. Genesee Street in Waukegan.
The event is open to all faith-based leaders and community members and will discuss ways to prevent and respond to hate crimes against places of worship. The forum will include an overview of religious hate crimes, how to fortify and emergency plan for places of worship, and how to prevent and respond to active shooter situations.
Speakers at the forum will include Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham, Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles, Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg, Assistant U.S. Attorney Georgia Alexis, Joseph Holzman of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, James Paine of Homeland Security, and a panel discussion led by Pastor Rick Harris.
To RSVP or receive more information for the event, please contact Jackie Quinn of the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office at jquinn@lakecountyil.gov, Maria Borjon from the City of Waukegan at maria.borjon@waukeganil.gov, or Kenith Bergeron at kenith.bergeron@usdoi.gov. People are urged to RSVP for the event by Jan. 6. There is no cost to attend the forum.
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Lake County State's Attorney's Office 18 N. County Street Waukegan, IL 60085 Phone: (847) 377-3000
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