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(Lake County, IL) - The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, with a substantial investment by the County Board through ARPA funds and the State of Illinois through budget allocation, announces the leadership team of the Gun Violence Prevention Initiative. The Initiative will serve all communities in Lake County and will galvanize a multi-prong approach to saving lives and decreasing violence. This initial $1.06 million will give the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office the ability to help a community based organization hire and manage a team of at least 10 violence interrupters in Lake County to help curb the rising street violence in Waukegan, North Chicago, and Zion. The Gun Violence Prevention Initiative will be aided by nationally renowned trainer and technical assistance provider, Marcus McAllister.   

Speakers/Attendees: 

• Eric Rinehart, Lake County State’s Attorney  
• Congressman Brad Schneider, 10th District 
• Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart 
• State Representative Rita Mayfield  
• State Senator Adriane Johnson 
• Chris Patterson, IDHS Assistant Secretary, Office of Firearm Violence Prevention 
• Sara Knizhnik, Chair of GVPI Implementation 
• Marcus McAllister, MC&T LLC 
• Survivor's Testimonial

Any media attending, please contact Steve Spagnolo by 9:00 a.m. on June 3 to RSVP.  

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