Illinois
D.A.R.E. Returns to Chicago Schools
Welcome back, Chicago!
After 13 years, D.A.R.E. returns to Chicago schools with the April 22nd graduation of 40 Chicago Police Officers from a two-week D.A.R.E. Officer Training, and Chicago Police Department Announces New D.A.R.E. Program!
Partnership with schools will teach good decision-making while building trust between community & law enforcement...
Called to Serve, Part 2: ‘I was a successful D.A.R.E. kid, and it was because I didn’t want to let Officer Taylor down’
Parkland police Officer Sam Penland shows her reward — ‘Tamarind flavor Jarrito’ — after completing 2 miles of the virtual Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of the Special Olympics...
School Districts See Benefits in Connecting Cops, Students
Pike County Sheriff’s Deputy Chastity Anderson is the school resource officer for the Western, Griggsville-Perry and Pleasant Hill school districts. After tensions across the country have risen between law enforcement and various groups, some have made a push to...

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Selection will be completed by May 27, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Notification to nominating person/entity of award selections will be accomplished by June 10, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Those individuals selected to be honored must be available to record an award presentation no later than Friday, June 24, 2022. A special panel will be convened by D.A.R.E. America to review nomination information and select those to be honored.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Training Coordinator
Christy Fruge
Lincoln Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (217) 737-7665
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Jim Miller
Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (309) 558-8419
Illinois Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Addison Police Department
- Algonquin Police Department
- 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
- Bushnell Police Department
- Carbondale Police Department
- Carol Stream Police Department
- Chicago Police Department
- Christian County Sheriff’s Office
- Clay County Sheriff’s Office
- Clinton Police Department
- Coles County Sheriff’s Office
- Countryside Police Department
- Crest Hill Police Department
- Deerfield Police Department
- Dwight Police Department
- Edwards County Sheriff’s Office
- Edwardsville Police Department
- El Paso Police Department
- Elk Grove Village Police Department
- Elmhurst Police Department
- Elmwood Park Community Unit School District #401
- Evergreen Park Police Department
- Flora Police Department
- Flossmoor Police Department
- Fon du Lac Park District Police Department
- Frankfort Police Department
- Freeburg 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
- Illinois D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Iroquois Community School
- Itasca Police Department
- 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
- Lawrenceville Police Department
- Lebanon Police Department
- Lemont-Bromberek CSD113A
- Lincoln Police Department
- Logan County Sheriff’s Office
- Macomb Police Department
- Mason City Police Department
- McDonough County Sheriff’s Office
- McLean County Sheriff’s Office
- McLeansboro Police Department
- Mendota Police Department
- Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
- Metra Police Department
- Millstadt Police Department
- Minier Police Department
- Minooka Police Department
- Mokena 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
- Rockdale Police Department
- 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
- Sparta 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
Illinois

Rafael L. Morales
North Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0997
Email: Rafael Morales
Upcoming Events

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Selection will be completed by May 27, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Notification to nominating person/entity of award selections will be accomplished by June 10, 2022.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.

D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2022 D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year; Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement; D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year Awards; and D.A.R.E. Educator of the Year.
Recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during the 34th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference. The conference is being VIRTUALLY on Wednesday, July 13th and Thursday, July 14th, 2022.
Nominees for the awards shall have distinguished themselves in their dedication to D.A.R.E. Their efforts must demonstrate a commitment to D.A.R.E. beyond the high standards evidenced by others involved in the program.
Those individuals selected to be honored must be available to record an award presentation no later than Friday, June 24, 2022. A special panel will be convened by D.A.R.E. America to review nomination information and select those to be honored.
Please feel free to contact your D.A.R.E. America Regional Director for additional information. Their contact information is available on our website.
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Training Coordinator
Christy Fruge
Lincoln Police Department
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (217) 737-7665
State D.A.R.E. Officers Association President
Jim Miller
Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (309) 558-8419
Illinois Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Addison Police Department
- Algonquin Police Department
- 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
- Bushnell Police Department
- Carbondale Police Department
- Carol Stream Police Department
- Chicago Police Department
- Christian County Sheriff’s Office
- Clay County Sheriff’s Office
- Clinton Police Department
- Coles County Sheriff’s Office
- Countryside Police Department
- Crest Hill Police Department
- Deerfield Police Department
- Dwight Police Department
- Edwards County Sheriff’s Office
- Edwardsville Police Department
- El Paso Police Department
- Elk Grove Village Police Department
- Elmhurst Police Department
- Elmwood Park Community Unit School District #401
- Evergreen Park Police Department
- Flora Police Department
- Flossmoor Police Department
- Fon du Lac Park District Police Department
- Frankfort Police Department
- Freeburg 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
- Illinois D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Iroquois Community School
- Itasca Police Department
- 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
- Lawrenceville Police Department
- Lebanon Police Department
- Lemont-Bromberek CSD113A
- Lincoln Police Department
- Logan County Sheriff’s Office
- Macomb Police Department
- Mason City Police Department
- McDonough County Sheriff’s Office
- McLean County Sheriff’s Office
- McLeansboro Police Department
- Mendota Police Department
- Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
- Metra Police Department
- Millstadt Police Department
- Minier Police Department
- Minooka Police Department
- Mokena 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
- Rockdale Police Department
- 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
- Sparta 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
D.A.R.E. Returns to Chicago Schools
Welcome back, Chicago!
After 13 years, D.A.R.E. returns to Chicago schools with the April 22nd graduation of 40 Chicago Police Officers from a two-week D.A.R.E. Officer Training, and Chicago Police Department Announces New D.A.R.E. Program!
Partnership with schools will teach good decision-making while building trust between community & law enforcement...
Called to Serve, Part 2: ‘I was a successful D.A.R.E. kid, and it was because I didn’t want to let Officer Taylor down’
Parkland police Officer Sam Penland shows her reward — ‘Tamarind flavor Jarrito’ — after completing 2 miles of the virtual Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of the Special Olympics...
School Districts See Benefits in Connecting Cops, Students
Pike County Sheriff’s Deputy Chastity Anderson is the school resource officer for the Western, Griggsville-Perry and Pleasant Hill school districts. After tensions across the country have risen between law enforcement and various groups, some have made a push to...
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Copyright © 2022 D.A.R.E. America.
All Rights Reserved.