Press Releases

November 2, 2018

Cook County State’s Attorney Foxx Announces Seven Additional Vacated Convictions Tied to Corrupt Former Chicago Police Sergeant

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx today announced her office is moving to vacate the convictions of seven individuals whose arrests and convictions were obtained by corrupt former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts and other officers working under his command. Today’s announcement brings the total number of people with vacated criminal convictions to 54 under the Foxx administration.
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September 24, 2018

Cook County State’s Attorney Foxx Takes Action to Vacate 18 Drug Convictions Tied to Corrupt Former Chicago Police Sergeant

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx today announced that her office moved to vacate the convictions of 18 individuals whose narcotics arrests and subsequent convictions were based on the misconduct of corrupt former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts and other officers working under his command.
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August 23, 2018

Former Mayor of Ford Heights Charged With Embezzling Public Funds

Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx announced today that the former mayor of south suburban Ford Heights has been charged with embezzling over $147,000 from the Village’s bank accounts while in office to pay for personal expenses.
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June 1, 2018

Six sentenced to life in prison in Black Souls RICO trial

Six defendants convicted in December 2017 of racketeering and drug conspiracy after a three-month trial were sentenced today to life in prison.
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May 25, 2018

State’s Attorney’s Office Releases Report of Outside Counsel Recommendations

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has released a report regarding recommendations about the selection, engagement, and management of outside counsel. The report was prepared by former U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Collins, and former Assistant U.S.
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March 26, 2018

State's Attorney Foxx Files Lawsuit Against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx today announced that her office has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) and SCL Group Limited and Cambridge Analytica LLC (“Cambridge Analytica”) over Cambridge Analytica’s improper harvesting of Facebook user data and Facebook’s failure to adequately protect that data.
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March 7, 2018

Cook County State's Attorney Foxx recognizes National Consumer Protection Week

In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week (March 4 – 10, 2018), State’s Attorney Kim Foxx focuses on services provided by the office’s Consumer Fraud Unit, who prosecute violators of Illinois consumer protection laws in Cook County.
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March 2, 2018

State's Attorney Foxx Announces Unprecedented Open Data Release

Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx announced today the release of over six years of felony criminal case data on the Cook County Open Data Portal.
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January 19, 2018

Statement Regarding the Police Involved Shooting Death of Paul O'Neal

As the agency responsible for making criminal charging decisions under Illinois law, the Office of the Cook County State’s Attorney has reviewed the investigation surrounding the shooting death of Paul O’Neal on July 28, 2016 by Chicago Police Officers.
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January 18, 2018

Cook County State's Attorney files fraud lawsuit against local business consultant

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against a local business consultant and her company for alleged violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
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December 27, 2017

Cook County files complaints in Illinois against manufacturers of prescription opioid painkillers

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and State’s Attorney Kim Foxx today announced the County has filed lawsuits against some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies over the manufacture and aggressive marketing of prescription opioid painkillers and the resulting climb in overdose and fatality rates that are ravaging families and communities throughout Cook County
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December 4, 2017

Cook County State's Attorney files fraud lawsuit against suburban contractors

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against two Oak Park contractors charging that they engaged in deceptive business practices.  Named in the lawsuit are Sharon Simek, President of Anthony’s Remodeling Painting & Decorating, Inc., and Anthony Taglia, who is doing business as Anthony’s Remodeling Painting & Decorating.
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December 2, 2017

Six leaders and managers of Black Souls street gang convicted of RICO and and drug conspiracies involving multiple murders

Six defendants are facing up to life imprisonment after a Cook County jury found them guilty of racketeering conspiracy and drug conspiracy following a ten-week trial.
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November 27, 2017

Mayor Emanuel and State’s Attorney Foxx File Lawsuit Against Uber in Data Breach Case

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx today announced that they are filing a consumer fraud lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc.
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November 16, 2017

Statement from State's Attorney Kim Foxx

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx released the following statement about the SAO’s motion today to vacate convictions for 15 defendants:
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