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Contact Safety Education Staff

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Office of Law Enforcement, Safety Education
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271

Email Safety Education
Fax: (217)785-8405

Region 1 - Northwest Zone

Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, McDonough, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside, Winnebago, Woodford

Brett Taylor, (309)854-2453

Email: Brett.Taylor@Illinois.Gov

Region 2 - Northeast Zone

Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will

Hunter Nikolai, (447)448-0663

Email: Hunter.Nikolai@Illinois.Gov

Region 3 - East central Zone

Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Livingston, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, Vermillion

Gavin Keefauver, (217)843-1401

Email: Gavin.Keefauver@Illinois.gov

Region 4 - West central Zone

Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Madison, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott

Shelli Jones, (217)494-7320

Email: Shelli.Jones@Illinois.gov

Region 5 - Southern Zone

Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saint Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson

Joni Patterson, (618)663-7308

Email: Joni.Patterson@Illinois.Gov