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COOK COUNTY, IL, Dec. 29, 2022 - Last night, a judge in Kankakee County issued an opinion that part of the SAFE-T Act is unconstitutional. The judge’s ruling impacts the Pretrial Fairness Act, the portion of the SAFE-T Act that reforms pretrial…

CHICAGO – The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) announced today the release of a new policy for its law enforcement partners designed to increase accountability in requesting and executing search warrants. The new search warrant guidance for law enforcement will…

CHICAGO – Last week, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx swore in the Class of 2022, which includes 35 new Assistant State’s Attorneys (ASAs) joining the second-largest prosecutor’s office in the country. This class, comprised of professionals educated in institutions…

CHICAGO - Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx today announced the appointment of Eugenia Orr, Ed.D, as Chief of External Affairs, a role that leads the office’s Communications and Community Engagement divisions responsible for building and maintaining relationships…

”I am heartened to see the Biden administration take this momentous step towards justice and equity. It has been long understood that the war on drugs was a war on Black and Brown communities. This step, which mirrors efforts passed here in Illinois in 2019, is well overdue and a historic…

Following today’s court action 220 cases related to Watts have been dismissed .

CHICAGO – Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced today that the office filed motions to vacate 8 convictions as part of the office’s ongoing review of…

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has filed felony charges in connection with an on-duty, early-morning, shooting involving two Chicago Police officers on July 22, 2022, near 18th Street & Morgan on the city’s south side.

Sergeant Christopher Liakopoulos, age 43, and Officer…

CHICAGO – Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced today that her office will not oppose post-conviction petitions for 8 individuals, clearing the way for their murder convictions to be vacated and the criminal cases to be dismissed as part of the office’s ongoing review of misconduct…

On Friday, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) will present 214 additional cannabis cases to be automatically expunged, bringing the total to 15,191. The Cannabis Expungement Project nears an end following the legalization of Cannabis in Illinois.

“Felony…

CHICAGO — In the interests of public safety and justice, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) is announcing the launch of its …