Cook County State Attorney

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  3 of 102 District Attorney Offices in Illinois
  86 in District Attorney Offices

Cook County State Attorney Contact Informations

Address, Phone Number, and Hours for Cook County State Attorney, an District Attorney Offices, at Chicago.

Name : Cook County State Attorney

Address : 69 West Washington Street Chicago, Illinois, 60602

Locality : Chicago

Phone : 312-603-1880

Fax : cookcountystatesattorney.org

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About Cook County State Attorney in Chicago

Cook County State Attorney is District Attorney Offices located at 69 West Washington Street Chicago, Illinois, 60602

Phone number for Cook County State Attorney is 312-603-1880.

It ranks  3 of 102 District Attorney Offices in Illinois.

It ranks  86 in District Attorney Offices.

The main duties of a Cook County State Attorney are typically imposed by law. This includes taking on behalf of the State at all trials related to violations that took place within the district attorney's geographic jurisdiction.

Cook County State Attorney generally charge the accused with crimes via information or grand indictments by juries. After levying criminal charges Cook County State Attorney will investigate those accused of the crime.

Cook County State Attorney often also have obligations that aren't connected with criminal prosecution. This includes protecting the county from civil lawsuits sometimes, and even initiating actions for the county, as well as preparing and review contracts that are signed by the county, and offering legal advice and guidance to local authorities. In certain jurisdictions the county attorney may not have any involvement in criminal cases in any way, and serves only as the attorney of the county.

Cook County State Attorney are assigned to specialized units created to tackle corruption in the public sector as well as organized crime, violence in the family and hate crimes, elderly abuse, fraud on consumers and other serious crimes.

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