Cook County State's Attorney

State's Attorney of Cook County
	Incumbent; Kim Foxx; since December 1, 2016
Term length	4 years
Website	Office of the Cook County State's Attorney

The Cook County State's Attorney functions as the State of Illinois's district attorney for Cook County, Illinois, and heads the second largest prosecutor's office in the United States. The office has over 700 attorneys and 1,100 employees.[1] In addition to direct criminal prosecution, the State’s Attorney’s Office files legal actions to enforce child support orders, protect consumers and the elderly from exploitation, and assist thousands of victims of domestic violence every year.[1]

Subdivisions of the State’s Attorney’s office

The Criminal Prosecutions Bureau is the largest bureau in the office. The bureau is divided into three divisions: Felony Trial, Sexual Crimes, and Municipal. Each division is further divided into specialized units located throughout the county. The bureau is also charged with prosecuting thousands of domestic violence cases each year as well as cases of child sexual abuse through the Child Advocacy Division.

The Juvenile Justice Bureau contains two divisions: Delinquency and Child Protection. The Delinquency Division handles cases involving juveniles who have been charged with committing misdemeanors or felonies. The Child Protection Division files civil actions against parents and guardians who abuse or neglect their children.

The Narcotics Bureau consists of the following units: Preliminary Hearings/Grand Jury, Felony Trial, Narcotics Courtrooms, Drug Treatment Programs, Complex Narcotics Prosecution, and Asset Forfeitures.

The Special Prosecutions Bureau is responsible for investigating and prosecuting complex criminal and public corruption cases. It includes units for Auto Theft, Gang Crimes, Government and Financial Crimes, Organized Crime/Cold Case, and Professional Standards. It also initiates civil and criminal lawsuits to protect individuals and the general public interest. Consumer Fraud and Seniors and Persons with Disabilities are also units in the bureau.

The Civil Actions Bureau defends the county and its officeholders and employees in civil suits, provides a full range of legal services for all county agencies, and represents the county's interests in actions brought to collect monies owed for taxes and fees. The bureau has sections dedicated to Child Support Services, Complex Litigation, Labor and Employment, Civil Rights/Torts, Workers' Compensation, Municipal Litigation (including Transactions/Health Law), and Real Estate Tax Litigation.

The Investigations and Administrative Services Bureaus supply investigative, technical and administrative assistance to the office. The Administrative Services Bureau supports all the other bureaus with administrative personnel and contains the office's national award-winning Victim Witness Assistance Program that provides services to crime victims.

Appearance in fiction

A fictionalized version of the office is a major backdrop in the TV series' The Good Wife and the Chicago franchise.

List of Cook County State's Attorneys

	Term in office	Party	Notes
Charles S. Deneen	1896–1904	Republican
John J. Healy	1905
Maclay Hoyne	1912—1920	Democratic	[2][3]
Robert E. Crowe	1920–1928	Republican	[4]
John A. Swanson	1928–1932	Republican
Thomas J. Courtney	1932–1945	Democratic
John S. Boyle	1948–1952	Democratic
Ben Adamowski	1956–1960	Republican
Daniel P. Ward	1960–1966	Democratic
John J. Stamos	1966–1968
Edward Hanrahan	1968–1972	Democratic
Bernard Carey	1972–1980	Republican
Richard M. Daley	1980–1989	Democratic	Resigned upon winning the 1989 Chicago mayoral special election.
Cecil A. Partee	1989–1990	Democratic	Appointed to replace Richard Daley, and did not win the special election.
Jack O'Malley	1990–1996	Republican	Elected in 1990 (special election) and 1992[5]
Richard A. " Dick" Devine	December 1, 1996– December 1, 2008	Democratic	Elected in 1996, 2000, and 2004. Did not seek re-election in 2008.
Anita Alvarez	December 1, 2008– December 1, 2016	Democratic	Elected in 2008 and 2012. Lost re-election in 2016.
Kim Foxx	December 1, 2016– present	Democratic	Elected in 2016.

References

"About the Cook County State's Attorney's Office". Cook County State's Attorney. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (2 October 1939). "MACLAY HOYNE, 67, DEAD IN CHICAGO; State's Attorney for Cook County 2 Terms, 1912-20 --Won 5,000 Convictions FIRST CITY POST IN 1903 Counsel for Sanitary District, 1927-29--Williams Athlete Was Grandson of Mayor". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
"[Cook County State's Attorney, Maclay Hoyne, standing on a s". Explore Chicago Collections. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
"The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for ..." Chicago Daily News Company. 1920. p. 791. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
Hinton, Rachel (19 March 2020). "Republicans: O'Brien has 'really decent chance' to oust Foxx in November". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

External links

Official website

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[:0-1] "About the Cook County State's Attorney's Office". Cook County State's Attorney. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2020-02-25.

[2] TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (2 October 1939). "MACLAY HOYNE, 67, DEAD IN CHICAGO; State's Attorney for Cook County 2 Terms, 1912-20 --Won 5,000 Convictions FIRST CITY POST IN 1903 Counsel for Sanitary District, 1927-29--Williams Athlete Was Grandson of Mayor". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[3] "[Cook County State's Attorney, Maclay Hoyne, standing on a s". Explore Chicago Collections. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[4] "The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for ..." Chicago Daily News Company. 1920. p. 791. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[5] Hinton, Rachel (19 March 2020). "Republicans: O'Brien has 'really decent chance' to oust Foxx in November". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 16 June 2020.