Domestic Violence Legal Clinic

The Lake County Sheriff's Office exists to serve the community by protecting life and property, by preventing crime, by enforcing the laws and incarcerating offenders of the laws, and by maintaining order for all citizens of Lake County, Ill. The organizations main divisions include the highway patrol, criminal investigations, court security, corrections, communications, warrants, civil process, photo lab, records, marine unit, reserve deputy unit and the Lake County Emergency Management Agency. In addition, the office is responsible for the gang task force, repeat offender strike force, the tactical unit, major crime task force, child advocacy center and the citizens police academy. The Lake County Sheriff s Office maintains its headquarters and operational facilities in Waukegan, Ill.

The Health Department is governed by Grundy County in Illinois. It specializes in the preservation, protection and promotion of health and welfare of citizens. The department operates through environmental health, mental health, nursing, senior programs and administration divisions. It provides substance abuse counseling, elder abuse investigation, medication management, and child and adolescent therapy services. The Health Department accepts Medicare and Medicaid health care plans. It also conducts screening for home-delivered meals, as well as organizes flu shots. In addition, the department administers basic health protection programs related to food sanitation, potable water supplies, private sewage disposal and communicable disease administration.