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Cook County State's Attorney

Political and law enforcement official for Cook County, Illinois, US

Political and law enforcement official for Cook County, Illinois, US

FieldValue
postState's Attorney
salary$198,073 (2020)
termlength4 years
bodyCook County
incumbentsinceDecember 1, 2024
incumbentEileen O'Neill Burke
imageEileen O’Neill Burke 2025.jpg
websiteOffice of the Cook County State's Attorney

The Cook County State's Attorney is the chief prosecutor for Cook County, Illinois. The State's Attorney oversees the second-largest prosecutor's office in the United States, with over 600 attorneys and 1,200 employees. The office's responsibilities include directing Illinois criminal prosecutions in the county, filing legal actions to enforce child support orders, consumer protection, and assistance for victims of domestic violence.

The State's Attorney is elected for a term of four years. The current incumbent is Eileen O'Neill Burke, who was first elected in 2024.

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 Presumed Innocent, TV series The Good Wife, and the Chicago franchise.

List of Cook County State's Attorneys

State's attorneyTerm in officePartyNotesPatrick BallingallDaniel McElroyCarlos HavenJoseph KnoxCharles H. ReedLuther L. MillsJulius GrinnellJoel M. LongneckerJacob J. KernCharles S. DeneenJohn J. HealyJohn E. W. WaymanMaclay HoyneRobert E. CroweJohn A. SwansonThomas J. CourtneyWilliam J. TuohyRichard B. AustinJohn S. BoyleJohn GutknechtBen AdamowskiDaniel P. WardJohn J. StamosEdward HanrahanBernard CareyRichard M. DaleyCecil A. ParteeJack O'MalleyRichard A. " Dick" DevineAnita AlvarezKim FoxxEileen O'Neill Burke
1845–1849
1849–1857
1857–1863Died in officelast=Lindbergfirst=Richard C.author-link=date=1998title=To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal, 1855-1960url=location=publisher=SIU Presspage=332isbn=0809322234}}
1863–1864title=Officers of Cook Countyurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/353914470via=Newspapers.comurl-access=subscriptionpublisher=Chicago Tribuneaccess-date=14 February 2025language=endate=December 11, 1867}}
[[File:Charles H. Reed (3x4).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1864–1876
[[File:Luther L. Mills.pngcenterframeless100x100px]]1876–1884Republican
[[File:Julius S. Grinnell (1) (3x4a).pngcenterframeless100x100px]]1884–1888
[[File:Joel Longnecker Portrait.pngcenterframeless100x100px]]1888–1892Republicanlast1=Batemanfirst1=Newtonlast2=Selbyfirst2=Pauldate=1905title=History of Cook Countyurl=location=publisher=Munsell Publishing Companypage=938isbn=}}
[[File:JJ Kern Portrait.pngcenterframeless100x100px]]1892–1896Democratic
[[File:C.S. Deneen LCCN2014716647 (cropped).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1896–1904Republican
1904–1908Republican
[[File:John E. W. Wayman 290857600 (1).pngcenterframeless100x100px]]1908–1912Republican
[[File:Maclay Hoyne (b).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1912–1920Democratic
[[File:Robert E. Crowe (2) (3x4a).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1920–1928Republican
1928–1932Republican
[[File:Thomas J. Courtney (1).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1932–1944Democratic
1944–1947Democratic
[[File:Richard B Austin (3x4 a).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1947–1948 (acting)
1948–1952Democratic
1952–1956
[[File: Ben Adamowski circa 1939 (3x4).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1956–1960Republican
[[File: Judge Daniel P. Ward.pngcenterframeless100x100px]]1960–1966Democratic
[[File: Judge John J. Stamos.pngcenterframeless100x100px]]1966–1968
1968–1972Democratic
1972–1980Republican
[[File:Richard M. Daley (4655925743 aacdba6297 n) (cropped).jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1980–1989DemocraticElected in 1980, 1984, and 1988; resigned upon winning the 1989 Chicago mayoral special election.
[[File:Cecil A. Partee circa 1976.jpgcenterframeless100x100px]]1989–1990DemocraticAppointed to replace Richard Daley, and lost the 1990 special election.
1990–1996RepublicanElected in 1990 (special election) and 1992. Lost re-election in 1996.
December 1, 1996 –
December 1, 2008DemocraticElected in 1996, 2000, and 2004. Did not seek re-election in 2008.
[[File:Anita Alvarez 2008.jpgcenter112x112px]]December 1, 2008 –
December 1, 2016DemocraticElected in 2008 and 2012. Lost re-election in 2016.
[[File:(2020-06-04) Kim Foxx (cropped).jpgcenter122x122px]]December 1, 2016 –
December 1, 2024DemocraticElected in 2016 and 2020. Did not seek re-election in 2024.
[[File:Eileen O’Neill Burke 2025.jpgcenter122x122px]]December 1, 2024 – presentDemocraticElected in 2024.

Election results

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!Year
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!Party
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!Opponent
!Party
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!Opponent
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1900
C. H. Becker
People's
153 (0.04%)

| | | |- |1904 | | John J. Healy | | Republican | | 206,487 (53.13%) | | George A. Trude | | Democratic | | 132,811 (34.17%) | | Seymour Stedman | | Socialist | | 39,736 (10.22%) || M. C. Harper || Prohibition || 5,630 (1.45%) | | Henry Sale | | Socialist Labor | | 2,547 (0.66%) | L. A. Shaw | People's

1,468 (0.38%)
1908

| | | |- |1912 | | Maclay Hoyne | | Democratic | | 122,419 (27.85%) | | Lewis Rinaker | | Republican | | 113,181 (25.74%) | | William A. Cunnea | | Socialist | | 107,647 (24.49%) | | George I. Haight | | Progressive | | 93,495 (21.27%) | | John H. Hill | | Prohibition | | 2,895 (0.66%) | | | |- |1916 | | Maclay Hoyne | | Democratic | | 236,384 (44.57%) | | Harry B. Miller | | Republican | | 191,456 (36.10%) | | William A. Cunnea | | Socialist | | 102,579 (19.34%) | | | | | | | | | |- |1920 | | Robert E. Crowe | | Republican | | 525,115 (58.44%) | | Michael L. Igoe | | Democratic | | 319,236 (35.53%) | | William A. Cunnea | | Socialist | | 50,766 (5.65%) | | John C. Teevan | | Farmer–Labor | | 3,463 (0.39%) | | | | | |- | 1924 ... 1968 |- |1972 | | Bernard Carey | | Republican | | | | Edward Hanrahan | | Democratic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1976 | | Bernard Carey | | Republican | | | | Edward J. Egan | | Democratic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1980 | | Richard M. Daley | | Democratic | | 1,058,529 (50.39%) | | Bernard Carey | | Republican | | 1,042,287 (49.61%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1984 | | Richard M. Daley | | Democratic | | 1,418,775 (65.98%) | | Richard J. Brzeczek | | Republican | | 731,634 (34.02%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1988 | | Richard M. Daley | | Democratic | | 1,303,906 (66.70%) | | Terrance W. Gainer | | Republican | | 650,942 (33.30%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1990 | | Jack O'Malley | | Republican | | 692,192 (52.96%) | | Cecil A. Partee | | Democratic | | 511,424 (39.13%) | | | | | | | | | |- |1992 | | Jack O'Malley | | Republican | | 1,272,939 (61.27%) | | Patrick J. O'Connor | | Democratic | | 804,528 (38.73%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1996 | | Richard A. Devine | | Democratic | | 805,659 (47.88%) | | Jack O'Malley | | Republican | | 694,306 (41.26%) | R. Eugene Pincham | Justice Party | 156,695 (9.31%) | | | | | | |- |2000 | | Richard A. Devine | | Democratic | | 1,337,578 (78.30%) | | David P. Gaughan | | Republican | | 370,678 (21.70%) | | | | | | | | | | | |- |2004 | | Richard A. Devine | | Democratic | | 1,483,280 (79.43%) | | Philip Spiwak | | Republican | | 384,082 (20.57%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |2008 | | Anita Alvarez | | Democratic | | 1,378,452 (69.90%) | | Tony Peraica | | Republican | | 494,611 (25.08%) | | Thomas O'Brien | | Green | | 99,101 (5.03%) | | | | | | | | | |- |2012 | | Anita Alvarez | | Democratic | | 1,427,145 (77.05%) | | Lori S. Yokoyama | | Republican | | 421,810 (22.77%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |2016 | | Kim Foxx | | Democratic | | 1,459,087 (72.06%) | | Christopher E.K. Pfannkuche | | Republican | | 565,671 (27.94%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |2020 | | Kim Foxx | | Democratic | | 1,194,299 (54.21%) | | Pat O'Brien | | Republican | | 861,108 (39.08%) | | Brian Dennehy | | Libertarian | | 147,769 (6.71%) | | | | | | | | | |- |2024

References

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