Illinois
“May your good work continue”
Princeton Police Chief Tom Kammerer (left) stands with Princeton D.A.R.E. Officer Rob Jensen, who was recently awarded as Illinois’ D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year. Jensen, who has been in charge of Princeton’s D.A.R.E. program for 20 years, attended the awards...
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2018 Illinois D.A.R.E. Officer Training Graduates
Chief Michael Phillips recognized for 20 years of dedicated service to the D.A.R.E Program
Arcola (IL) Police Department, D.A.R.E. Graduation, November 20, 2017
Arcola (IL) Police Department, D.A.R.E. Graduation, November 20, 2017
Arcola (IL) Police Department, D.A.R.E. Graduation, November 20, 2017
Arcola (IL) Police Department, D.A.R.E. Graduation, November 20, 2017
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Lloyd Bratz, Director of Regional Operations & North Central Regional Director
Email: lloyd.bratz@dare.org
Cell: (310) 486-6727
Upcoming Events
Please note: The October MOT class is full. We are unable to accept any more candidates.
$750 includes 80-hour training, classroom materials, light breakfast, hot lunch, and daily snacks, Monday – Friday.
Travel, lodging and dinner are at your own expense. We use Hampton Inn Joliet – I-55 for training needs and they provide a full hot breakfast daily. Hotel costs are generally under $100 per night based off current governmental agreement – subject to change.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Training Coordinator
Kimberly Giugler
Shorewood Police Department
Email: kgiugler@vil.shorewood.il.us
Phone: (815) 725-1460
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Jim Miller
Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department
Email: jmiller@ricosheriff.org
Phone: (309) 558-8419
State D.A.R.E. Educational Advisor
Dan Malloy
Lauren Etzkorn, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Illinois
Illinois Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Alsip Police Department
- Arcola Police Department
- Arthur Police Department
- Bannockburn Police Department
- Bartlett Police Department
- Bethalto Police Department
- Breese Police Department
- Bridgeview Police Department
- Burbank Police Department
- Bureau County Sheriff’s Office
- Burr Ridge Police Department
- Canton Police Department
- Carol Stream Police Department
- Clinton Police Department
- Countryside Police Department
- Deerfield Police Department
- Dwight Police Department
- Edison PTA
- Edwardsville Police Department
- El Paso Police Department
- Elk Grove Village Police Department
- Elmwood Park Community Unit School District #401
- Evergreen Park Police Department
- Flora Police Department
- Flossmoor Police Department
- Gages Lake School
- Galesburg Police Department
- Glen Ellyn Police Department
- Glendale Heights Police Department
- Grayslake Police Department
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Grundy County Sheriff’s Office
- Gurnee Police Department
- Hartford Police Department
- Harwood Heights Police Department
- Hebron Police Department
- Hickory Hills Police Department
- Hinsdale Police Department
- Hodgkins Police Department
- Hoffman Estates Police Department
- Homewood Police Department
- Illinois D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Iroquois Community School
- Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
- Jerseyville Police Department
- Johnsburg Police Department
- Knox County Sheriff’s Office
- LaGrange Police Department
- Lake in the Hills Police Department
- Lansing Police Department
- Lemont-Bromberek CSD113A
- Lincoln Police Department
- Macomb Police Department
- McDonough County Sheriff’s Office
- McLean County Sheriff’s Office
- Mendota Police Department
- Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
- Metra Police Department
- Millstadt Police Department
- Minier Police Department
- Minooka Police Department
- Morris Police Department
- Mount Vernon Police Department
- Mount Zion Police Department
- New Athens Police Department
- Norridge Police Department
- Oak Brook Police Department
- Oak Lawn Police Department
- Orland Hills Police Department
- Ottawa Police Department
- Palos Heights Police Department
- Paul Revere Intermediate School
- Plainfield Police Department
- Plano Police Department
- Princeton Police Department
- Rantoul Police Department
- River Forest Police Department
- River Grove School District
- Rockton Police Department
- Romeoville Police Department
- Roxana Police Department
- Sacred Heart Catholic School
- Sandwich Police Department
- Schiller Park Police Department
- Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
- Shorewood Police Department
- Steger Police Department
- Sterling Police Department
- Streamwood Police Department
- Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office
- Tinley Park Police Department
- Trenton Police Department
- Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department
- Vernon Hills Police Department
- Village of Lisle Police Department
- Waterloo Police Department
- Waukegan Police Department
- Wheaton Police Department
- Whittier School
- Willow Springs Police Department
- Woodford County Sheriff’s Department
- Woodridge Police Department
