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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantee: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Grantor: Winnebago County
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: The purpose of the grant is to have one Assistant State’s Attorney assigned to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Gun Crimes Strategy’s Unit (GCSU) to be assigned to the Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC). The dedicated GCSU ASA assigned to the CGIC would further the mission of the GCSU and would further the work of the CGIC.
Grant Amount: $162,000.00
Grant Period: 1/1/2025 - 9/30/2027
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: TBD.
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any
Summary: The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) Special Prosecutions Bureau is seeking to have an additional ASA, assigned to the Gun Crimes Strategy Unit (GCSU) of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. This ASA would be assigned to the Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC), attend daily briefings at the CGIC, review investigations centered out of the CGIC for state prosecutions collaboratively with law enforcement and the United State’s Attorney’s Office, and provide support for those investigations. The GCSU focuses on the investigation and prosecution of all crimes, typically gun and/or violent crime involving drivers of violence (DOVs) in some of Chicago’s most dangerous areas. These include the 3rd, 6th, and 7th districts on Chicago’s south side, and the 11th and 15th districts on Chicago’s west side. A dedicated GCSU ASA assigned to the CGIC would further the mission of the GCSU and would further the work of the CGIC.
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