Addictions.com provides free mental health and substance abuse resources for people at any stage of their recovery journey, including resources/treatment, warning signs, talking to a family member, definitions of different types of treatment and a local facility directory. Furthermore, the website can connect people with SAMHSA’s free helpline which is listed at the top of every page on the website.

Illinois offers a safe option for a desperate parent in crisis. By handing your unharmed baby, 30 days old or younger, to personnel at any hospital, emergency medical facility, staffed fire station, or police station you can walk away with no questions asked.

The Cook County State’s Attorneys’ Office is offering parental internet monitoring software to Cook County residents.  The “Computer Cop” software serves as a quick and easy way for parents to review what their children are doing while using the internet and to assess if they are being exposed to inappropriate or even harmful content.

The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) serves as Cook County’s mandated emergency management agency. EMRS serves the 5.3 million residents of Cook County, including 135 local municipalities, and supports other County Government offices in emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery.  LEARN MORE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement  (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) is committed to protecting the public and ensuring that the rights of victims are carefully observed. HSI administers the victim notification program which allows eligible victims and witnesses to obtain reliable and timely information regarding a criminal aliens release from custody. However victims and witnesses are required to register with our agency in order to receive notification of a criminal alien’s release.

At the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children we believe every child deserves a safe childhood.  For 29 years we have been at the forefront of the fight to keep children safer from abduction and sexual exploitation.  We provide the resources needed to help protect children, bring perpetrators to justice and prevent these devastating crimes committed against children.

Illinois AVN is an automated service that allows you to track an offender’s custody status, the status of a court case, or the status of a sex offender over the phone or Internet.  You can register to be notified by phone, email, and/or text message if an offender is released, transferred, escapes, or appears in court; or register to be notified by phone, email and/or text message about changes in the status of a registered sex offender.

At the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children we believe every child deserves a safe childhood.  For 29 years we have been at the forefront of the fight to keep children safer from abduction and sexual exploitation.  We provide the resources needed to help protect children, bring perpetrators to justice and prevent these devastating crimes committed against children.

Norcomm was established in 1994 as Illinois’ first private 911 call center serving police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch for villages and fire protection districts.  Norcomm is proud of both its leadership in entering the industry as well as its leadership in providing the highest quality of emergency support services.

NurseJournal.org is a social community website exclusively for nurses & healthcare professionals with the mission to provide comprehensive educational resources for those interested in entry-level or advanced practice nursing careers.

Project ChildSafe is a nationwide program that promotes safe firearms handling and storage practices among all firearm owners through the distribution of safety education messages and free firearm Safety Kits. The kits include a cable-style gun-locking device and brochure (also available in Spanish) that discusses safe handling and storage. Since 2003, the Project has partnered with local law enforcement agencies to distribute more than 36 million safety kits to gun owners in all 50 states and five U.S. territories.

Illinois Compiled Statutes (730 ILCS 152/115 (a) and (b)) mandate that the Illinois State Police (“ISP”) establish and maintain a statewide Sex Offender Database, accessible on the Internet, identifying persons who have been convicted of certain sex offenses and/or crimes against children and must register as a Sex Offender.

Turbo Court walks you through the process of completing the  paperwork needed to petition the courts for an Order of Protection. A petitioner must still appear in court to file the paperwork. No Order of Protection is active until signed by a judge.