Articles filed under States Attorney
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Angry Alvarez on McDonald case handling: 'I'd rather lose an election'Dec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez on Thursday angrily defended her handling of the Laquan McDonald police shooting case and repeated emphatically that she will ...
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How McCarthy firing increases pressure on AlvarezDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Tuesday's firing of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy over the mishandling of the police shooting of a 17-year-old black teen turned up the heat on State's At...
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Cook state's attorney primary could come down to suburbsNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - The Northwest suburbs could play a major role in what is shaping up to be a contentious Democratic primary for Cook County state's attorney. Incumbent Anita Alvarez, und...
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Alvarez, Foxx file Monday for Cook County state's attorneyNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Anita Alvarez is expected to face three Democratic primary election challengers in her bid to remain Cook County's top prosecutor, but only she and Kim Foxx filed Monday...
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Curran drops out of state's attorney raceSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran has ended his run for state's attorney, just weeks after announcing plans to challenge incumbent Mike Nerheim in the 2016 Republican prim...
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Cook County Democrats won't endorse Duckworth or Zopp in U.S. Senate raceAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Three suburban candidates for top offices did not win the endorsement of Cook County Democrats over their Chicago challengers. The county Democratic organization will no...
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Curran says he'll run for Lake County state's attorneyAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said Monday he will run for Lake County state's attorney in 2016 because the office is "headed in the wrong direction" and a change is ne...
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Cross clings to narrow lead for state treasurer; Topinka edges SimonNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - The race for Illinois Treasurer was still up in the air early Wednesday morning, with only about 22,000 votes separating the candidates. With 98 percent of the 10,114 pr...
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Attorney general candidates debate: Can more be done to fight corruption?Oct 14, 2014 5:30 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan prides herself on her consumer protection record, collecting millions of dollars for the state by going after those who defrau...
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Endorsement: Lisa Madigan deserves re-election as attorney generalOct 10, 2014 1:00 am - In the race for Illinois attorney general, Republican challenger Paul Schimpf of downstate Waterloo has argued that the office should be all about fighting corruption. G...