Campus Safety

A truly safe campus can only be achieved through the cooperation of all students, staff and faculty. For more information, contact the Campus Safety Office at (847) 543-2081.

In case of an emergency:

• dial 9-1-1 from any campus or public phone
• dial 5555 from any Grayslake campus phone
• dial " 0 " at the Lakeshore Campus

Grayslake Campus

Because many crimes are preventable, CLC's Campus Safety Office encourages students and employees to get involved in protecting themselves and their property, and to take responsibility for their own safety and for the safety of others. Campus Safety helps students and employees protect themselves in the following ways:

• Providing a proactive crime prevention/community policing program called Campus Watch.  For more infomation, please download the Campus Watch program brochure.
• A 24-hour a day escort service by Campus Safety personnel is available by request at the Grayslake campus.
• In-house campus phones located throughout the Grayslake campus provide access to the Campus Safety dispatcher and the department's enhanced emergency phone system, which immediately traces each on-campus call to provide the location of a caller in need, even if the call is disconnected.
• After-hour access to college facilities is allowed only on an escorted, sign-in basis, by prior arrangement.
• An electronic alarm system monitors a comprehensive campus-wide network of panic alarm and intrusion detection devices.
• Emergency callboxes are located in student parking lots 2-5 and staff lots 1 and 7. Push red button to activate the system.
• Parking control and traffic enforcement and preparation of accident reports.
• Motorist assistance with minor problems such as jump starts or recovering keys locked in cars.

Parking Regulations

Parking lots, signage and regulations have been developed at the College of Lake County in order to follow state laws and local regulations, and to provide for the safety of all persons on campus. The Campus Safety Department is empowered to enforce these laws/regulations and levy fines when they are not followed.

Download the Parking Guide for more information, including parking and callbox locations.

Parking Violation Appeal

Anyone receiving a citation for a violation of a CLC parking regulation has the right to appeal the citation, for a reasonable cause, with the Campus Safety Department. The appeal must be filed within (5) business days of the date of issue of the citation, or the right to file an appeal is waived.

Appeal Steps

• Complete and return the appeal form to the Campus Safety Office (A-151) within the (5) business days after the date of the citation.
• A date and time will be scheduled for an administrative hearing or to discuss the appeal by telephone.

Lakeshore Campus

During regular operating hours while classes are in session campus safety/security inspections are performed by campus safety personnel. Additionally, a Waukegan police officer is on duty during evening hours when classes are in session. The officer will provide escort service to vehicles upon request.

Parking for student, staff and visitors is available in a multi-story parking facility located at 30 N. Sheridan Road, just east of the south building. One hundred and fifty spaces, on levels two through four, are reserved for the colleges use. Only vehicles displaying a valid College of Lake County permit will be authorized to park in these spaces.

To Report a Crime, contact the Reception Desk on the first floor on the first floor of the South Building and/or the Campus Safety Office near the rear stairs by the parking garage access. Emergency help is available by dialing '0' or extension 6255 from campus phones. Reception Desk staff are trained in emergency assistance procedures.

Other Services

• Escorts to vehicles are available upon request during both day and evening hours.
• Assistance to motorists with minor problems, such as dead battery or key locked inside a vehicle, is provided during both day and evening hours, upon request.
• For the convenience of students, staff and visitors with temporary physical challenges that restrict their ability to walk across campus, an electrically powered wheelchair is available by request at the South building reception desk.

Related Links

• Campus Watch Program
• CLC Campus Safety and Crime Information (PDF)
• Parking Regulations (PDF)
• Illinois Homeland Security
• National Campus Crime Information
• National Homeland Security
• Emergency Preparedness-Grayslake
• Emergency Preparedness-Lakeshore
• Emergency Preparedness-Southlake

Contact Information

Campus Safety Department
Grayslake, A151
Phone: (847) 543-2081
Fax: (847) 223-0511

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