Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Agency Head

Charise Williams
Acting Executive Director and Chief of Staff
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
300 West Adams Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606-3997
312-793-8550 (telephone)
312-793-8422 (FAX)
[email protected]

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Greg Stevens
Program Manager
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
300 West Adams Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606
312-793-0890 (telephone)
312-793-8422 (FAX)
[email protected]

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

John Maki
Executive Director
300 West Adams Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606-3997
312-793-8550 (telephone)
312-793-8422 (FAX)
[email protected]
http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/

Wendy McCambridge
Associate Director of Federal and State Grants
300 West Adams Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60606-3997
312-793-1300 (telephone)
312-793-8422 (FAX)
[email protected]

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP State Program Manager

Keith Towery
State Program Manager (Primary)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-307-0648 (telephone)
[email protected]

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Andrea Hall
Executive Director
Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
401 South Clinton
Chicago, IL 60607
312-793-3970 (telephone)
[email protected]

State Planning Agency

Grace Hou
Secretary
Illinois Department of Human Services
401 South Clinton
Chicago, IL 60607
312-793-1547 (telephone)
[email protected]

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Rick Velasquez
Chair
Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
724 Highland Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304
708-406-2535 (telephone)
[email protected]

Compliance Monitor

Dick Walsh
Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
333 S. Wabash, Suite 2750
Chicago, IL 60604
312-861-6600
[email protected]

RED Coordinator

Samantha Edwards
Violence Prevention Manager
Illinois Collaboration on Youth
333 S. Wabash, Suite 2750
Chicago, IL 60604
313-687-2545 (telephone)
[email protected]

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

OVC Victim Assistance for Illinois

312-793-0890 (telephone)
312-814-4231 (FAX)
http://www.icjia.state.il.us/

OVC Victim Compensation for Illinois

312-814-2581 (telephone)
312-814-5079 (FAX)
http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/victims/cvc.html