Protecting potential targets: State gives security grants to suburban synagogues, mosques and women's clinics
Numerous suburban groups are among the 116 recipients of a state grant aimed at helping nonprofit organizations enhance protections against securit...
Numerous suburban groups are among the 116 recipients of a state grant aimed at helping nonprofit organizations enhance protections against security threats. Recipients of the $20 million provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency's Nonprofit Security Grant Program include places of worship, providers of reproductive health care, cultural institutions and education centers -- groups considered to be at higher risk of terrorist attacks, according to state officials. "As governor, my top priority has always been -- and will continue to be -- keeping Illinoisans safe," Gov.