State's Attorney of Cook County
Incumbent Eileen O'Neill Burke since December 1, 2024
Term length	4 years
Salary	$198,073 (2020)
Website	Office of the Cook County State's Attorney

TheCook County State's Attorney is thechief prosecutor forCook 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.^[1] The office's responsibilities include directingIllinois criminal prosecutions in the county, filing legal actions to enforce child support orders, consumer protection, and assistance for victims of domestic violence.^[1]

The State's Attorney is elected for a term of four years. The current incumbent isEileen O'Neill Burke, who was first elected in2024.^[2]

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• 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.

A fictionalized version of the office is a major backdrop inPresumed Innocent, TV seriesThe Good Wife, and theChicago franchise.^{[citation needed]}

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State's attorney		Term in office	Party	Notes
	Patrick Ballingall	1845–1849		[3]
	Daniel McElroy	1849–1857		[3]
	Carlos Haven	1857–1863	Died in office	[3][4]
	Joseph Knox	1863–1864		[3][4]
	Charles H. Reed	1864–1876		[4]
	Luther L. Mills	1876–1884	Republican	[4]
	Julius Grinnell	1884–1888		[4]
	Joel M. Longnecker	1888–1892	Republican	[4][5][6]
	Jacob J. Kern	1892–1896	Democratic	[6]
	Charles S. Deneen	1896–1904	Republican	[6]
	John J. Healy	1904–1908	Republican	[6]
	John E. W. Wayman	1908–1912	Republican	[6]
	Maclay Hoyne	1912–1920	Democratic	[7][8]
	Robert E. Crowe	1920–1928	Republican	[9]
	John A. Swanson	1928–1932	Republican
	Thomas J. Courtney	1932–1944	Democratic
	William J. Tuohy	1944–1947	Democratic	[10][11]
	Richard B. Austin	1947–1948 (acting)		[12]
	John S. Boyle	1948–1952	Democratic
	John Gutknecht	1952–1956		[13]
	Ben Adamowski	1956–1960	Republican
	Daniel P. Ward	1960–1966	Democratic
	John J. Stamos	1966–1968
	Edward Hanrahan	1968–1972	Democratic
	Bernard Carey	1972–1980	Republican
	Richard M. Daley	1980–1989	Democratic	Elected in1980,1984, and1988; resigned upon winning the1989 Chicago mayoral special election.
	Cecil A. Partee	1989–1990	Democratic	Appointed to replace Richard Daley, and lost the1990 special election.
	Jack O'Malley	1990–1996	Republican	Elected in1990 (special election) and1992.[14] Lost re-election in1996.
	Richard A. " Dick" Devine	December 1, 1996 – December 1, 2008	Democratic	Elected in1996,2000, and2004. Did not seek re-election in2008.
	Anita Alvarez	December 1, 2008 – December 1, 2016	Democratic	Elected in2008 and2012. Lost re-election in2016.
	Kim Foxx	December 1, 2016 – December 1, 2024	Democratic	Elected in2016 and2020. Did not seek re-election in2024.
	Eileen O'Neill Burke[15]	December 1, 2024 – present[16]	Democratic	Elected in2024.

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