Teams of “violence interrupters” will patrol crime hotspots in the north suburbs by late summer as part of a $1 million program announced by Lake County officials Friday.
The Gun Violence Prevention Initiative, funded by a state grant and federal COVID-19 relief funds, will train and pay 10 outreach workers who should hit the streets later this summer, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said. The launch of the program comes as gun violence has spiked in the north suburbs in recent years — albeit on a smaller scale than nearby Chicago.
