Kim Foxx under fire for saying Jussie Smollett faced ‘kangaroo prosecution’
After disgraced actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 150 days in jail for staging a hoax hate crime, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx lambasted the court proceedings as "mob justice" and a politically motivated "kangaroo prosecution."
Kim Foxx won't charge Melrose Park man over self-defense shooting
Cook County prosecutors classified Kevin Delaney and the wounded man as “mutual combatants” and didn’t charge either.
Orland Park calls on Kim Foxx to resign
The village unanimously approved of a resolution calling on Foxx to resign at Monday night's village board meeting. The officials are asking other elected bodies to do the same.
Orland Park calls on Kim Foxx to resign: 'It is a matter of life and death'
The village board said the resolution honors the rights of victims, affirms a vote of no confidence in Foxx and calls for her resignation, saying it's “for the sake of restoration of the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system.”
Orland Park mayor running for Congress rips Kim Foxx: 'Putting rest of us at risk'
The mayor of a Chicago suburb took to social media and called on the federal government to intervene after Cook County prosecutor Kim Foxx and what he decried as the county court’s "catch-and-release program" would have allowed a federal armed robbery and attempted murder parolee back onto his streets.
Kim Foxx links Cook County's explosion of violence to COVID-19 in address
For the first time since 2019, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx delivered a formal report on her office.
Chicago police charge 2 men with violent five-hour spree that killed father hanging Christmas lights
Two men are charged with murdering a father stringing Christmas lights at his Gage Park home during a nearly five-hour crime spree during which they beat and robbed at least 13 other people, according to police.
Chicago Crime: Veterans demand murder charges in death of National Guard soldier Chrys Carvajal
Chrys Carvajal, 19, was shot dead last summer while leaving a Fourth of July party on Chicago's North Side in the Brighton Park neighborhood. Police did arrest someone, but Kim Foxx's office rejected a murder charge, saying the evidence was “insufficient.”
Chicago man charged in Austin gang-related shootout
Months after publicly clashing over a deadly shootout in Austin, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx appeared together Thursday to announce gun charges against a man who was wounded in the gang-related exchange of gunfire.
Lightfoot, Foxx announce charges tied to deadly gang-related gunfight in Austin
"We are not going to let Austin or any other neighborhood turn into the wild, wild west where people are not held accountable for what they do," Mayor Lightfoot said.
20 convictions tied to former CPD Sgt. Watts vacated, setting single-day record in Cook County
The effort to right the wrongs of a former Chicago Police Sergeant took another jump forward Tuesday, as 19 more people connected to Ronald Watts had their convictions vacated.
20 convictions tied to former CPD Sgt. Watts vacated
A total of 19 people are getting their convictions tied to former CPD Sgt. Ronald Watts tossed out.
Jussie Smollett sentencing date set in hate crime hoax case: report
Jussie Smollett will be sentenced on March 10 after he was convicted of five of six counts in his hate crime hoax case, Fox News Digital can confirm.
Kim Foxx will discuss Jussie Smollett case after his sentencing, sources say
"So that indicated to me that she's trying to hide something. When a public official, particularly your state's attorney, wants to seal a file, red flags should go off in all of our heads," said former Appeals Court Judge Sheila O'Brien, who has called on Kim Foxx to resign.
Kim Foxx will discuss Smollett case after sentencing, sources say
The special prosecutor's report sharply criticized Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case. Now, she is planning a vigorous and public response in the new year.
Special prosecutor Dan Webb's report on Jussie Smollett released
A Cook County judge signed an order Monday allowing the release of a 60-page confidential report detailing State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
Lightfoot: Stop letting people charged with violent crimes out
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is requesting that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland send more federal resources to Chicago to help combat the surging crime and gun violence.
Jussie Smollett update: Confidential report released on Foxx's handling of case
A Cook County judge signed an order Monday allowing the release of a 60-page confidential report detailing State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
Special prosecutor report on Jussie Smollett case released
A Cook County judge signed an order Monday allowing the release of a 60-page confidential report detailing State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
Judge to sign order allowing the release of full Jussie Smollett report
A Cook County judge Monday ordered the release of Special Prosecutor Dan Webb’s full report into his investigation of the procedural miscues and public misstatements about Jussie Smollett’s case made by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her top staff.