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As the chief prosecutor of our county and someone who grew up in a community plagued by violence and police distrust, I’ve seen firsthand the fractured relationship between community and law enforcement.

Our image of a prosecutor is a relentless enemy of lawlessness, someone who works with police to investigate criminals, convict them and send them off to serve their time. That’s what every prosecutor wants to do.

What don’t prosecutors want to do? Make apologies for the criminal justice system. Absolve convicted criminals of guilt. Publicize wrongdoing by police officers.

In this episode we talk with Cook County States Attorney Kimberly Foxx, the County's first African American State's Attorney, who at the time of this broadcast has been in office for 9 months & 19 days.

Touching on an issue often raised by police when discussing Chicago's ongoing problem with gun violence, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Tuesday that she was "stunned" to learn how few gun cases that go to trial result in convictions.

WBEZ Morning Shift interviewed SA Foxx on changes to the SAO under her administration, programs to reduce gun violence, and the consequences of a Cook County soda tax not going into effect.

On how her office is approaching police-involved shootings differently than her predecessor 

States Attorney Kim Foxx talks about making changes in the way her office investigates and prosecutes crimes. She also talks about confronting gun violence, police misconduct and an inequitable Bail system.

La nueva fiscal del condado Cook Kim Foxx, nos habló en exclusiva de los pasos que toma para revisar decenas de casos de posibles convicciones erroneas. Lleva 6 meses a cargo de la segunda oficina fiscal más grande del país.

Since taking office as Cook County state's attorney, Kim Foxx, 45, has pushed through bond reform, launched a unit targeting gun crimes and started revamping how wrongful convictions are handled. The mother of two says she deals with the stress of her new job by picking up an old habit: journaling.

Middle schoolers at James Madison Elementary may be a few years away from entering the workforce full time, but that isn’t stopping them from getting a leg up on the interviewing process.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has repeatedly stressed her commitment to rebuilding trust in her office, including in cases involving fatal police-involved shootings.

For the first time ever, ESSENCE honors the women who are blazing trails for equal rights and inclusion for Black people in America.

The last several months have been busy for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Meetings. Surveys. Conference Calls. More meetings.

It’s the groundwork that made up the first 100 days of Foxx’s new career as the county’s top prosecutor. They are the first steps that Foxx hopes will lead to a prosperous era at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.