Serving the people of Illinois

• Lake County Sheriff — 2006 to 2018
  • Under budget 12 consecutive years
  • Implemented Community Safety Team
  • Formed the Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force
  • Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force
  • First sheriff nationwide to voluntarily spend a week in his own jail to understand the conditions inside (2008)
• Attorney General’s Gang Crime Bureau Chief
  • Prosecuted street gangs
  • Held seminars on combating gang violence
  • Served as editor of the statewide law enforcement-focused newsletter
• Senior Prosecutor, Lake County State’s Attorney
• Special Assistant, United States Attorney

Past and Present Community Involvement

• Bibles, Badges, and Business
• St. Joseph’s Knights of Columbus
• Lake County Chiefs of Police
• Illinois Sheriff’s Association
• National Sheriff’s Association
• Major County Sheriff’s Association
• Archdiocese of Chicago Committee on Immigration
• Libertyville baseball, basketball, and soccer coach

Education and Training

• B.A., Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)
• J.D., IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Career Prosecutor Academy (Houston, TX)
• Suburban Law Enforcement Police Academy (DuPage County, IL)
• Senior Management Institute for Police
• National Sheriff’s Association First Time Sheriff’s Conference
• Senior Management Institute for Police (Boston University)
• Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command
• FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (Quantico, VA)

Happily married to his wife Irene and proud father of three boys. Roman Catholic. Pro-Liberty. Pro-Life.