Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Tuesday she will not run for a third term, putting control of the second largest prosecutor's office in the country up for grabs in November 2024.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Tuesday she will not run for a third term, putting control of the second largest prosecutor's office in the country up for grabs in November 2024."I didn’t set out to be a career politician," Foxx said during a lunchtime address at the City Club of Chicago."I had a mission and agenda that I knew I wanted to achieve, which was fairness, justice and equity. I feel that I have done that.
Foxx vowed to modernize the state’s attorney’s office, while refocusing the office’s resources on violent crimes as well as firearms trafficking. Foxx also prioritized efforts to review potentially wrongful convictions. From 2017 to 2021, Cook County led the nation in the number of exonerations, making Chicago the wrongful conviction capital of the world.
"Without apology, my efforts on bail reform were centered in the Black and Brown community," Foxx said. But the national spotlight burned Foxx after actor Jussie Smollett reported to police that he was the victim of a hate crime near Navy Pier. After being contacted by one of Smollett’s relatives, Foxx urged then-Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson to turn the probe over to federal authorities.
Foxx said"it makes me mad" that her epitaph will include mention of Smollett, but not those wrongfully convicted after being framed by"corrupt Chicago detectives."
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