Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils

Statewide Committees/Projects

Steering Committee

OVW Arrest Grant

Responding to Elder Abuse
Committee

Protocol for Law Enforcement: Responding to Victims of Elder Abuse Neglect and Exploitation

Awareness of the Special Needs of the Elderly Training

Mediation and Family Violence

Firearms and Domestic
Violence Project

Schools Respond to
Family Violence Project

Domestic Violence Court Systems
Project

Visitation Exchange Project

Court Structure Committee

3^rd Municipal District

Council Chair and Convener

Hon. Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge

Council Chairs

Hon. William O. Maki, Presiding Judge

Family Violence Coordinating Council Court Liaison

Hon. Margarita T. Kulys-Hoffman

Local Council Administrator

Grayce Gates
(847) 818-2528
(847) 818-2766 Fax
Grayce.Gates@cookcountyil.gov

Cook County Councils Administrator

Sonya A. Bratcher
Office of the Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
69 W. Washington St., Ste. 3300
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 603-1963
(312) 603-9932 Fax
sonya.bratcher@cookcountyil.gov

Committee Meetings/Activities

Monthly Meetings

- Faith Congregation Committee meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every other month.
This is an optional "brown bag" lunch meeting.

- Youth Education Committee meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every other month.

- Raising Awareness Committee meets on a regular monthly basis.

All committees meet at the Rolling Meadows Courthouse. Please call Grayce Gates, for specific meeting times at (847) 818-2528.

October 19, 2012 - Not in My Neighborhood - "The Hidden Truth: Domestic Violence, Immigration & Trafficking - Harper College, Palatine, IL

2011 Slogan Contest Winners

1st place - Shreya Patel, "Delete the bully, save the friends."
2nd place - Hazar Aquil, "Bullies never win, and winners never bully."
3rd place - Jessica Hufford, "Bullying is like a permanent marker. Whatever you've done, it's there forever. Lets stop bullying together."
Honorable Mention - Lindsey Heinritz, "Compare rude comments to crumpling up a piece of paper. You can un-crumble it, but the wrinkles will never come out. You can apologize but the sting of the comment stays forever."
Honorable Mention - Jacob Calip, "Life is a matter of choices bullying should not be one."

All children are from Keller Junior High School in Schaumburg, IL.

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