Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Recent News About Cook County State's Attorney's Office
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Dante Brown, convicted double murderer whose sentence was reduced, accused of shooting security guard
Less than a year after Cook County Judge Michael McHale reduced Dante Brown’s life sentence for a double murder to 20 years — the time he had already served — Brown is back in custody, accused of shooting a security guard during an attempted robbery.
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Key witness in Henderson murder case ordered to appear after missing depositions in wrongful conviction suit
A federal judge has ordered Kenneth McGraw, a key witness in the 1994 murder investigation of 10-year-old Rodney Collins, to appear in court after failing to show up for two depositions in a wrongful conviction lawsuit involving Reginald Henderson.
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'This is not a Burge case' defense argues in Robert Smith wrongful conviction trial
Attorneys for police officer defendants are fighting against
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Former prosecutors urge federal judge to allow subpoena of records showing gang involvement in murder of 10-year-old
Two plaintiffs in a wrongful conviction lawsuit surrounding the 1993 murder of ten-year-old Rodney Collins are trying to block former Assistant State’s Attorneys (ASAs) named in the lawsuit from subpoenaing Illinois Department of Correction (IDOC) records to show the relationship between the two and three others convicted of the murder.
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Federal judge orders police defendant in Jose Cruz wrongful conviction case to provide sample handwriting
A federal judge has ordered one of the police defendants named in the wrongful conviction lawsuit of Jose Cruz, convicted of a 1993 murder, to provide a handwriting sample for an analysis by an expert chosen by Cruz’s legal team.
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Brand New Cook County State’s Attorney already targeted by trial lawyers and media pals
Plaintiffs’ lawyers and their allies in the mainstream media are already putting new State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke on notice not to upset the slick arrangements they had with Burke predecessor Kim Foxx when it comes to exonerations of convicted murderers.
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Federal judge refuses to set trial date in notorious wrongful conviction cases of Solache and DeLeon-Reyes
A federal judge has rejected a motion by plaintiffs Gabriel Solache and Arturo DeLeon-Reyes to set a trial date in their controversial wrongful conviction lawsuits.
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Kevin Jackson's exoneration paves way for new lawsuits against Chicago police
The recent release of convicted murderer Kevin Jackson from prison could set a precedent for a new category of lawsuits against Chicago police for wrongful conviction.
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Prosecution’s case against former Cook County prosecutor who convicted twice-convicted cop killer nearing end
A special prosecutor’s controversial criminal case against former Cook County assistant state’s attorney Nick Trutenko, who in 1989 successfully prosecuted Jackie Wilson for the 1982 murder of a Chicago police officer, is coming to a close.
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Will State's Attorney Kim Foxx throw open the prison doors during final months in office?
The scuttlebutt in Chicago among watchdogs and former Cook County prosecutors is that State's Attorney Kim Foxx will spend her remaining three months in office executing a rash of exonerations she has planned, including one convicted of the 2011 murder of a beloved off-duty Chicago police officer.
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Social justice groups calling for more exonerations to rally outside State's Attorney Kim Foxx’s office
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has exonerated over 250 since first taking office in late 2016.
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Testing of original police homicide files in Jose Cruz case must move forward, judge rules
A federal judge rejected a request by city defense attorneys in the controversial Jose Cruz wrongful conviction case
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City lawyers ask federal judge to separate allegations against the city from claims of police misconduct in Foxx generated wrongful conviction case
In yet another wrongful conviction case set in motion by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
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Judge: 'Nothing new' found to warrant freeing convicted murderer
This time, a full court press by exoneration activists and the media wasn’t enough to get a convicted murderer out of prison.
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Former Chicago Detective on $50 million payout in wrongful conviction settlement of Marquette Park Four: 'A travesty of justice'
The $50 million wrongful conviction payout recently approved by Chicago City Council to the so-called Marquette Park Four is being called "a travesty of justice" by former Chicago Police Detective Kenneth Boudreau.
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Defense attorneys: Kim Foxx exonerees claiming police torture should make all medical records available
Attorneys for police accused of torturing two brothers to win a conviction for the 1994 murder of a ten-year-old boy
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Controversial head of State's Attorney's post-conviction unit leaving after just six months on the job
Michelle Mbekeani, the controversial head of Kim Foxx’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO), is leaving the position after just six months, multiple sources have told Chicago City Wire.
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National watchdog group sues Kim Foxx over failure to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) investigating exonerations
A conservative government watchdog group sued the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO), led by Kim Foxx,
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Plaintiffs in wrongful conviction claim a 5’0” woman stabbed a husband and wife over 50 times
Defense attorneys in one of dozens of controversial wrongful conviction cases delivered a point-by-point takedown of the claims made by the two convicted of the1998 stabbing deaths in Bucktown of a husband and wife, and the abduction of their children.
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Deal offered to avoid summary judgement in Solache/DeLeon Reyes wrongful conviction cases
Attorneys for two convicted of a 1998 double murder in Bucktown have offered defendants in their wrongful conviction cases a deal to avoid summary judgement and send the case straight to trial.