4 Year Review and 2011 Budget Proposals
View Sheriff Perez's fiscal progress and 2011 proposal.
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Daily Herald Endorses Sheriff Pat Perez
As seen in the Daily Herald
It’s clear that in Kane County budget wars this year, Sheriff Pat Perez is one person who has earned some respect from the stingy county board.
The Democrat has done a good job of making do with less, trimming his budget by cutting costly supervisory positions, steadily reducing overtime costs and gasoline usage...
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Chicago Tribune Endorses Sheriff Pat Perez
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Sheriff Pat Perez has reduced overtime and fuel consumption by his department. The Democrat offers a smart plan to build out the county jail and save money on personnel costs. Perez is endorsed over Republican Donald Kramer.
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Letter to the Editor: Pat Perez is an effective leader
As seen in the Kane County Chronicle (Geneva, IL)
To the Editor,
I am writing this letter in support of the re-election of Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez. After 27 years with the FBI, I retired in April of 2010. I first met Pat in the mid 1990s, when we were both investigating drug traffickers and violent gangs in Kane County. I ended my FBI career as supervisor of a gang task force working in Kane County and other areas of the western suburbs.
I’ve come to know Pat Perez as a person of the highest integrity and...
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Pizza Fundraiser with Sheriff Pat Perez
Come show your support for our favorite Sheriff and help him get re-elected to a second term as Kane County Sheriff!
Wednesday, October 13, 5pm - 8pm
Luigi's Pizza
732 Prairie, Aurora IL 60506
Individual: $10; Family of 4: $25;
Any questions, please call 630-466-4172 or e-mail patperez2010@yahoo.com.
Thank You to Sponsors of Sheriff's Golf Outing at Bliss Creek
Sheriff Pat Perez would like to thank the sponsors and participants of the Sheriff's Golf Outing at Bliss Creek Golf Course Located at Golfview and Hankes Roads in Sugar Grove, Monday June 21, 2010.
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Sheriff Perez Thanks Fox Valley United Way Supporters
Having served as Fox Valley United Way Fundraising Co-Chair for the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 fundraising campaigns, Sheriff Pat Perez thanks the supporters of Fox Valley United Way. The folllowing is an excerpt from their document thanking supporters. See the full document.
"As sheriffs for Kane and Kendall counties, we see firsthand how your donations support the work of 56 health and human service agencies in our communities. It’s your generosity that is bringing lasting change to individuals and families in our area. We’ve been proud to be part of this year’s United Way campaign and salute all those who have donated time and resources to make this a better year for many.
Together we can continue to make a difference."
- Campaign Co-Chairs, Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez and Kendall County Sheriff Dick Randall
Recent event to raise money for children's cancer research
Thanks to all who supported my fundraising efforts for St. Baldrick's Foundation last Sunday. My final tally was $815.00. It was a great time for a most worthy cause. View photos on our flickr page. Learn more about the cause at the St. Baldrick's Foundation site.
Crime and education
Cops, child advocates urge state to restore preschool funds
March 9, 2010 |
(Marianne Mather/Beacon Staff Photographer)
(Marianne Mather/Beacon Staff Photographer)
Restoring cuts to preschool programs today could help curb crime in the future, Kane County and Aurora law enforcement officers and legislators emphasize.
Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez, Aurora Police Cmdr. Joseph Groom and state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia all read to Carolyn Panozzo's preschooolers at Oak Park Elementary School in Aurora on Monday.
And despite entertaining the 20 smiling 3- and 4-year-olds with tales of "Officer Buckle and Gloria," their message was serious — keeping preschools open for at-risk kids could mean keeping them out of jail down the line.
Citing evidence that preschool prevents future violent crime and saves money, law enforcement leaders called on the General Assembly and Gov. Pat Quinn to restore funding for preschool programs in the upcoming state budget. In the last fiscal year, the state cut 10 percent of the preschool program funding.
Quinn will announce the state's fiscal year 2011 budget on Wednesday.
According to an analysis released Monday by the child advocacy group Voices for Illinois Children, Quinn's proposed budget would see the Early Childhood Block Grant, which funds preschool programs operated by local school districts and qualified community agencies, cut by as much as 45 percent.
"Our members know that investing in early education is key to preventing costly crime," said Tim Carpenter, state director of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois, which has 300 partner members. "It is our top priority to restore that cut."
Studies show importance
A study of a preschool program in Michigan tracked at-risk children who attended the program and those who did not attend. At age 27, adult non-participants were five times more likely to have been arrested for drug felonies and twice as likely to have been arrested for violent crimes, the study found.
At the publicly funded Child-Parent Centers in Chicago, a study found that kids left out of preschool programs are 70 percent more likely to be arrested by age 18 than those who did participate.
"There is a growing consensus here of what really works in fighting crime," said Perez, an alumnus of Oak Park Elementary in the East Aurora district. "I'd rather see them in preschool now than in the judicial system later."
During the past eight years, Kane County added more than 1,600 3- and 4-year-olds in preschool programs, bringing the county total to 3,000 children.