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State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx Releases 2021 Report 
The report includes the office’s approval and conviction rates, legislative successes, revenue generated for Cook County, and more  

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Following court action today, 19 individuals’ cases were dismissed, remaining cases will be addressed in the coming weeks
 

CHICAGO – Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced today that the…

Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Welcomes Nearly 100 New Assistant State’s Attorneys in 2021 

CHICAGO – Today, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx welcomed 29 new Assistant State’s Attorneys (…

CHICAGO – Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced today that the office moved to vacate the convictions for an additional five cases as part of the office’s ongoing review of misconduct by corrupt former Chicago Police Sergeant…

CHICAGO - State’s Attorney Foxx has joined a select committee of prosecutors from across the country to provide guidance for the Association of Prosecuting Attorney’s (APA) influential and timely project…

CHICAGO –   The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) secured a $266 million award against Sam’s Club for failure to pay taxes on the sale of cigarettes as required under the County’s Tobacco Tax Ordinance.  The uncollected taxes cover a 7-…

CHICAGO – Today, The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) the second largest prosecutor’s office in the country, is reporting 99.05% compliance with the office’s policy requiring staff be vaccinated by October 15, 2021. Since the policy was announced in August,…

As a former federal prosecutor, the Mayor knows of the ethical obligation of the prosecutor to only bring forth charges where the facts, evidence, and law support it. She is also fully aware that as a prosecutor we are obligated not to try cases in the media. It is unclear why she has…

CHICAGO – Today, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Risa Lanier’s appointment to First Assistant State’s Attorney of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. 

A veteran prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience, Lanier has successfully…

"On August 7, 2021, the City of Chicago suffered a tremendous loss when Officer Ella French was tragically killed in the line of duty during an incident that also left another officer critically injured.  The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office stands with the Chicago Police…