Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Recent News About Cook County State's Attorney's Office
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Judge again nixes bid by Smollett lawyer to escape Nigerian bros' slander suit over 'whiteface' claim
A federal judge says the Osundairo brothers can keep suing lawyer Tina Glandian for asserting in a TV interview that the brothers had worn "whiteface" when they allegedly helped Jussie Smollett stage the alleged hate crime attack against the actor -
Foxx's Smollett 'kangaroo prosecution' statements 'unusual,' may trigger hard look from ethics regulators
But legal ethics specialist says regulators would have a hard time making ethics charges about Foxx's 'carefully worded' statements stick in this case, due to free speech considerations. -
Judge forecloses Cook County's long running lawsuit vs Bank of America over alleged discriminatory mortgage lending
Bucklo rules county can't prove BOA intended to discriminate, finds no evidence increased foreclosures hurt public budget -
'Perception of fairness': Cook County Dems ask judge candidates to sign ethically questionable pledge to get endorsed
Candidates, including judges, who sign the pledge are required to acknowledge that one of the “explicitly stated purposes” of the party is that it “advances the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party.” -
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Ruth Isabel Gudino as At-large Circuit Judge of Cook County
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Ruth Isabel Gudino as At-large Circuit Judge of Cook County. -
IL High Court: New state law means federal rap doesn't keep Markham mayor from office
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of suburban Markham may hold office, despite a '99 conviction for mail fraud -
Judge: Former top Foxx deputy can be questioned over reasons to abandon prosecution of two men accused in double murder, child abductions
A federal judge has denied Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's attempt to block lawyers for Chicago cops from questioning her former top deputy Eric Sussman over the decision not to seek new trials for two men who had earlier confessed to helping kill a Chicago couple to take their children. -
Foxx seeks to block more questions for ex-top deputy over dropped prosecution of men for murders, child abductions
Lawyers for Chicago Police officers are seeking to question former Cook County FIrst Assistant State's Attorney Eric Sussman to learn how the State's Attorney's office reached the decision to walk away from the prosecution of two men who had earlier confessed to the murders of a Chicago couple in a plot to take their children. -
IL Supreme Court: Court foreclosure filing fees are illegal tax to support state 'neighborhood beautification plan'
The Illinois Supreme Court struck down a system that charged $50 filing fees on all mortgage foreclosure lawsuits, and then steered the money to 'housing counseling' agencies and city and county governments, ostensibly to reduce foreclosures and blight. -
Cops, ex-prosecutor: Wrongful prosection suit must end, because Foxx merely dropped '94 rape, murder case vs two men
A group of Chicago cops and a former Cook County ASA say they were left to face lawsuits after State's Attorney Kim Foxx opted not to contest innocence claims from two who had confessed to a brutal 1994 rape and murder, despite her deputies' continued belief the two men were guilty. -
Yarbrough sidesteps former county workers' lawsuit over hiring practices at Recorder's office
Judge: Complaint doesn't show salaries were linked to political support of current Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough -
Cook County transportation taxes not subject to IL transportation lockbox amendment: Appeals court
A three-justice panel of the Illinois First District Appellate Court ruled the Safe Roads Amendment's limits on how transportation dollars can be spent doesn't apply to Cook County and other units of home rule local government in Illinois. -
Wife of House Speaker Welch among 246 Chicago area lawyers seeking to be appointed judge
Cook County's elected judges will ultimately select 10 people to appoint as associate judges in the county's court system. The list of candidates includes many from government agencies, and others with ties to politically powerful current and former elected officials. -
Judge blocks Foxx's bid to block questioning of former top deputies in wrongful murder conviction case
Depositions of former top Cook County prosecutors Eric Sussman and Mark Rotert could reveal "relevant information" on why the Cook County State's Attorney's Office under Kim Foxx didn't seek new trials for two men who had confessed in a brutal 1994 sexual assault and murder. -
IL Supreme Court fight, plus left-wing try to oust Cook Co judge who embarrassed Foxx, highlight judicial elections
Conservatives seek removal of 'Madigan's favorite justice,' while progressives aim at a Cook County judge who reopened Smollett case, over the wishes of State's Attorney Kim Foxx, drawing flak from Cook County Democrats. -
Foxx, cops often at odds over new trials vs those who once convicted of murder, who accuse cops of misconduct, file big money lawsuits
Lawyers for Chicago police officers accused of misconduct are pushing back in court against lawsuits brought in cases in which officers assert Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx should have pushed for new trials when people who had once been convicted of murder sought exoneration over allegedly coerced confessions. -
IL Supreme Court: Ex-Cook County sheriff's officers can sue Dart over firings, because discipline board wasn't valid
In 4-3 opinion, state high court majority said the fired officers properly challenged the legal composition of the sheriff's Merit Board. -
Foxx's attempt to shut down questioning of ex-top deputies in wrongful conviction case 'untenable': Court filing
Lawyers for the city of Chicago and a group of Chicago police officers say they need to question two former top deputies of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, to answer why Foxx's office decided to walk away from a new trial for two men who had earlier confessed to a 1994 sexual assault and murder. -
Judge won't budge, lets defamation suit by Osundairo brothers proceed against Smollet attorney
A Chicago federal judge has again refused to kill off a defamation suit against one of Jussie Smollet's attorneys, filed by the Nigerian brothers who police said helped Smollet fake a racist attack, saying the attorney simply "rehashed" failed arguments. -
Foxx asks judge to block questioning of ex-deputy in wrongful murder conviction civil rights case
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has asked a federal judge to prevent attorneys for police officers accused of coercing confession from man now cleared of murder charges.