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May 20, 2013: Prosecutors Secure 40 Year Prison Sentence For 2010 Murder Case
May 20, 2013: Wisconsin Women Arraigned In Sex Trafficking Case
May 17, 2013: State's Attorney Charges Witness In Involuntary Manslaughter Murder Case With Bribery
May 15, 2013: Former Maine West Coach Charged In Hazing Incidents
May 14, 2013: Man Receives 10 Year Sentence For Fatal South Side Crash
May 10, 2013: Blue Island Man Charged With Child Pornography And Weapons Offenses
May 10, 2013: Former Postal Worker Convicted In Rape Case
May 9, 2013: Local Spanish Television Personality Charged In Child Sexual Assault Case
May 8, 2013: Carnival Worker Pleads Guilty In Video Taped Sexual Assaults On Toddlers
May 8, 2013: Wife Charged In Decades Old Cold Case Murder In Northwest Suburbs
April 29, 2013: Four Charged In Triple Cold Case Murder In South Suburban Harvey
April 26, 2013: Cook County State's Attorney Brings Charges In 13 Year Old North Suburban Murder Case
April 25, 2013: Buffalo Grove Man Charged In Child Pornography
April 25, 2013: Chicago Woman Charged Chargd In Financial Theft From Chemical Company
April 19, 2013: Prosecutors Secure 40 Year Sentence For Defendant Charged With Co-offender's Murder
April 15, 2013: 13 Year Sentence For Berwyn Doctor Convicted Of Criminal Sexual Assault
April 15, 2013: Homeless Man Receives 30 Year Sentence For Sexual Assault
April 12, 2013: Teen Pleads Guilty And Receives 32 Years In Prison For CTA Brown Line Murder And Robberies
April 5, 2013: Nursing Assistant Charged With Stealing Over $300,000 From An Elderly Man
April 2, 2013: Man Sentenced To 60 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder Of Suburban Police Officers
March 28, 2013: Assessor's Employee Indicted In Kickback Scheme
March 22, 2013: Chicago Man Charged In Child Pornography Case
February 22, 2013: State's Attorney Announces Charges For Two County Correctional Officers
February 14, 2013: Prosecutors Secure 50 Year Sentence In Murder Case
February 13, 2013: Man Sentenced To 75 Years For Murder Of High School Classmate
February 11, 2013: Prosecutors Secure 50 Year Sentence For Attempted Murder
February 11, 2013: Convicted Felon Sentenced To 25 Years For 2006 Sexual Assault
February 8, 2013: Prosecutors Secure 25 Year Sentence For Armed Robbery
February 8, 2013: Prosecutors Secure 20 Year Sentence For Residential Burglaries
February 1, 2013: State's Attorney Charges Three With Human Trafficking Offenses After Police Crack Organized Suburban Prostitution Ring
January 31, 2013: Suburban Man Convicted For Killing FBI Informant
January 31, 2013: Broadview Village Trustee Charged
January 29, 2013: State's Attorney Alvarez Pushing Law To Combat Gun Violence
January 18, 2013: Former Chicago Police Officer Convicted Of Perjury
January 18, 2013: Maywood Man Sentenced To 105 Years In Prison For 2009 Murder
January 16, 2013: Two Chicago Men Sentenced To Prison For Murder Of 9 Year Old Girl
January 15, 2013: Prosecutors Secure 31 Year Sentence In Attempted Murder
January 7, 2013: Chicago Man Sentenced To Natural Life For 2007 Triple Murder
January 4, 2013: Defendants Plead Guilty To Violent Attacks
December 21, 2012: State's Attorney And Law Enforcement Partners Announce Multiple Arrests In Holiday Investigation Targeting Widespread Retail Theft
December 12, 2012: Prosecutors Secure 7 Year Prison Sentence For Former Director Of North Suburban Waste Collection Agency
November 30, 2012: Operation "Green Grocer" Nets Several Convenience Store Owners For Defrauding Food Stamp Program
November 29, 2012: Chicago Police Officer Charged
November 16, 2012: Prosecutors Secure Life Sentence In 2006 Murder Of A Federal Informant
November 7, 2012: Man Pleads Guilty And Receives 4 Year Prison Sentence For NATO Related Threats
October 31, 2012: Lottery Ticket Helps Lead To Conviction In Double Murder
October 16, 2012: Alvarez Announces New Public Corruption Arrests
October 16, 2012: Cook County State's Attorney's Office Secures Conviction In 2010 Fatal Domestic Violence Murder
October 12, 2012: Teen Pleads Guilty To Murder Of 911 Dispatcher
October 5, 2012: Cook County Court Employees Charged With Bribery
September 27, 2012: Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To Prison For Child Abduction
September 26, 2012: Evanston Business Owner Facing Charges For Fencing Stolen Property
September 21, 2012: iPhone Helps Lead To Armed Robbery Arrest
September 18, 2012: Carnival Worker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Two Toddlers
September 14, 2012: Cook County State's Attorney Receives Federal Grant To Support Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking
September 7, 2012: Southwest Suburban Women Charged With Theft Of School Funds
September 4, 2012: Suburban Man Charged With Hate Crime
August 31, 2012: Cook County Prosecutors Secure Life Sentence In Fatal Domestic Attack
August 30, 2012: State's Attorney Announces Dismissal Of Charges In Murder Case
August 22, 2012: State's Attorney Announces "Operation Cookie Jar" Corruption Charges
August 21, 2012: State's Attorney Investigation Leads To Indictment Of Former West Suburban Village Manager
August 17, 2012: Chicago Man Convicted Of Brutal Assault Of 16-year-old Girl
August 16, 2012: City Employee Charged In Copper Wire Thefts From Midway Airport
August 10, 2012: Baggage Handler Charged In Midway Thefts
August 10, 2012: Des Plaines Man Receives Prison Sentence For Beating Pet Dog
July 20, 2012: Former Caretaker Charged With Bilking Elderly Widow Out Of Her River Forest Home
July 20, 2012: Chicago Police Sergeant Convicted In Brutality Case
July 17, 2012: 80 Year Prison Sentence For 2008 Murder Of Ex-girlfirend
July 17, 2012: Convicted Felon Found Guilty Of Orland Park Kidnapping And Burglary
July 12, 2012: Brookfield Man Charged In Elder Abuse Case With Severe Neglect Of Ailing Wife
July 11, 2012: Consumer Fraud Lawsuits Target Two Companies For Deceptive Business Practices
June 29, 2012: Guilty Plea Marks 54th Conviction In Counterfit Checks Investigation
June 19, 2012: State's Attorney Alvarez Wins Case Before
U.S. Supreme Court
June 15, 2012: Guilty Plea in 1977 Murder Case
June 11, 2012: Cook County State's Attorney Applauds Governor's Signing Of New "Street Gang RICO" Bill
June 6, 2012: Cook County State's Attorney Announces New Initiatives To Tackle Gang Violence
June 5, 2012: Former Chicago Police Sergeant Sentenced To Prison For Embezzlement Scheme
June 5, 2012: Cook County State's Attorney Charges Lincoln Park Cyber Stalker With Additional Burglary Charges
May 16, 2012: Chicago Man In Bond Court Today Facing Multiple Class X Charges For Operating Human Trafficking Ring On City's West Side
May 14, 2012: Hospital Employee Charged With Theft Of Patients' Personal Information
May 14, 2012: Cook County State's Attorney Sues Suburban Construction Company For Home Repair Fraud
May 7, 2012: West Suburban Doctor Convicted Of Assaulting Patient During Exam
April 4, 2012: State's Attorney Alvarez Launches Community Awareness Campaign To Increase Crime Victim Awareness
March 27, 2012: Natural Life Sentence For Murder Of Chicago Police Officer
March 8, 2012: State's Attorney Announces Charges In 1986 Murder Case
February 29, 2012: Cook County State's Attorney Charges Cicero Business Woman In Immigration Fraud Lawsuit
February 23, 2012: Prosecutors Secure 205 Year Sentence For Iowa Man Charged With South Side Sexual Assaults
February 21, 2012: State's Attorney To Hold Art Exhibit During Victims' Rights Week
January 30, 2012: Defendant Pleads Guilty To Overbilling City Of Chicago
January 5, 2012: Prosecutors Secure 20 Year Sentence In Attempted Lakeshore Sex Assault
December 21, 2011: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces Criminal Contempt Charges In 2010 Fire
December 20, 2011: Prosecutors Secure 120 Year Sentence In Murder Of Elderly Woman
December 14, 2011: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces First Graduates Of Alternative Prosecution Program
December 9, 2011: Buffalo Grove Pizzeria Owners Charged In Major Narcotics Trafficking Operation
December 1, 2011: Conviction In 2010 Murder Of Pregnant Woman
November 30, 2011: Wilmette Man Convicted In Christmas Day Murder
November 22, 2011: Convicted Felon Sentenced To Natural Life In Prison For 2006 Home Invastion In South Suburbs
November 21, 2011: State's Attorney Indicts Former Internet Marketing CEO For Stealing Company Funds
November 20, 2011: State's Attorney And Law Enforcement Partners Announce Arrests In Pre-Holiday Investigation Targeting Widespread Retail Theft
November 9, 2011: North Side Prep Employee Charged With Theft
October 31, 2011: Pilsen "Madam" Convicted In Sex Trafficking Case
October 25, 2011: Cook County Prosecutors Secure 80-Year Sentence In Murder Of Fast Food Restaurant Employee
October 17, 2011: State's Attorney Names Plumbing Company In Home Repair Fraud Lawsuit
September 27, 2011: Prosecutors Secure Natural Life Sentence In 2011 Murder In South Suburbs
September 23, 2011: Tinley Home Remodeler Chargd With Misusing Client's Credit Card
September 22, 2011: Cook County Correctional Officer Charged With 1997 Sexual Assault
September 21, 2011: Former Chicago Police Officer Charged With Perjury
September 15, 2011: Chicago Man Receives 70 Year Prison Sentence For Murder Of High School Student On CTA Bus
September 12, 2011: Attorney Pleads Guilty In Fraudulent Over-Billing Scheme
September 9, 2011: South Suburban Man Charged With Multio-Million-Dollar Theft Of Painkilling Drugs From North Suburban Pharmacy
August 24, 2011: State's Attorney Announces Charges In Joint Undercover Human Trafficking Investigation
August 16, 2011: State's Attorney Opens Fourth Community Justice Center
August 11, 2011: State's Attorney Anita Alvarez Names Roofing Company In Home Repair Fraud Lawsuit
August 9, 2011: Chicago Man Sentenced to 27 Years In Valentine's Day Domestic Violence Assault
August 9, 2011: Charges In Theft Of Diamond Ring
August 4, 2011: Convicted Felon Receives 55-Year Prison Sentence for 2008 Sexual Assault of 13-year-old Child
August 3, 2011: Former Northwest Suburban Township Official Charged In "Operation Cookie Jar" Pleads Guilty
July 28, 2011: Therapist Charged in Fraudulent Billing Scheme
July 28, 2011: Niketown Employee Charged In Thefts
July 28, 2011: Schiller Park Man Charged in Forest Preserve Attack
July 21, 2011: Cook County Prosecutors Secure 55-Year Sentence For Attempted Murder Of A Police Officer
July 12, 2011: Cook County State's Attorney Secures Significant Sentence In First Ever Human Trafficking Conviction
July 8, 2011: State's Attorney Secures Conviction of Burr Oak Cemetery Director
July 7, 2011: Alvarez Announces Charges In 1993 Suburban Murder
June 30, 2011: State's Attorney Sues Out-Of-State "Storm Chaser" Construction Company
June 29, 2011: 50 Year Sentence for Registered Sex Offender Charged with Aggravated Child Pornography
June 23, 2011: Investigation Targets Drug Dealing In Uptown Neighborhood
June 20, 2011: Prosecutors Secure 25 Year Sentence in Payday Loan Store Shooting
June 8, 2011: Seven Arraigned in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
May 18, 2011: Suburban Police Officer Charged With Battering Teen
May 12, 2011: Two Chicago Police Officers Charged With Sexual Assault While On Duty
May 9, 2011: State's Attorney Alvarez Applauds the Efforts of County Prosecutors for Participating in New Mentoring Program to Support Female Law Students
May 5, 2011: North Shore Cop Caught Scamming DUI Defendant Out of Bond Money
May 4, 2011: Man Sentenced to Natural Life for the Murders of Five Family Members
April 29, 2011: Prosecutors Secure 50 Year Sentence for Serial Rapist
April 20, 2011: Blue Island Man Charged in Murders of Three Young Women
April 20, 2011: South Suburban Building Inspector Charged In Bribery Scheme
April 15, 2011: Chicago Police Sergeant Charged In Brutality Case
April 12, 2011: 8 Year Prison Sentence for Oak Lawn Woman Charged with Stealing More Than $850,000 from Chicago Law Firm
April 5, 2011: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces First-of-its-Kind "Deferred Prosecution Program"
March 31, 2011: Operation "Luna Azul" Leads To Drug Charges For Nine Defendants
March 24, 2011: Cook County Prosecutors Secure First Jury Conviction under Human Trafficking Initiative
March 24, 2011: State's Attorney's Office Charges Attorney with Providing Cell Phone to Defendant Charged In Murder of Chicago Police Officer
March 17, 2011: Southwest Suburban Concrete Contractor Named In Consumer Fraud Lawsuit
March 17, 2011: Palos Resident Charged with Felony Theft
March 16, 2011: West Side Gang Members Face Charges In Long-term Narcotics Investigation
March 11, 2011: Former North Suburban Waste Collection Agency Director Tied to $900,000 Theft
March 1, 2011: State's Attorney Alvarez Attends Bill Signing
February 16, 2011: Jail Inmate Charged in Plot to Have Witness Killed
February 16, 2011: Suburban Home Security Company Named in Consumer Fraud Lawsuit
February 9, 2011: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces First Human Trafficking Conviction Under New Initiative
February 4, 2011: Law School Student Loan Repayment Program Announced
January 27, 2011: State's Attorney Announces 2011 Anti Drug Poster Contest
January 26, 2011: Chicago Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Scalding Infant Son
January 25, 2011: Cook County State's Attorney Brings Charges In 27-year-old Unsolved Murder
January 24, 2011: State's Attorney Charges Seven Defendants In Ongoing Probe Of Local Public Corruption
January 21, 2011: Tinley Park Psychologist Charged With Sexual Misconduct For Assaulting A Patient At A Mental Health Facility
January 20, 2011: Southwest Side Woman Charged In Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
January 20, 2011: State's Attorney Alvarez Honors Citizens For Their Assistance With Arson Cases
January 18, 2011: Auto Theft Scheme Nets Defendant Thirty Year Prison Sentence
January 4, 2011: Alvarez Announces New Management Appointments
December 23, 2010: Prosecutors Secure Natural Life Sentence in 2006 Cicero Fire
December 21, 2010: Two Maywood Police Officers Face Felony Charges In Separate Misconduct Cases
December 21, 2010: Sex Trafficking Charges Filed Against Chicago Man
December 9, 2010: Chicago Travel Agency Owners Named in Consumer Fraud Suit
December 9, 2010: West Side Woman Charged with Stealing from Utility Company in Widespread Identity Theft Scam
December 8, 2010: State's Attorney Teams Up With Retailers To Tackle Growing Problem Of Retail Theft
December 3, 2010: Two Suburban Men Charged with Stealing More Than $1 Million from Not-For-Profit Insurance Association
November 24, 2010: State's Attorney Announces Charges in 2009 Murder of Oak Forest Woman
November 23, 2010: Chicago Orthodontist Charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse
November 21, 2010: State's Attorney Joins Forces with Chicago Police and Local Retailers to Crack Chicago Fencing Operation
November 19, 2010: Former Archdiocese Employee Charged In Thefts
November 15, 2010: Suburban Police Lieutenant Indicted In Brutality Case
November 10, 2010: Charges in 2006 Slaying of Metra Police Officer
October 25, 2010: State's Attorney's Operation Cookie Jar Probe Nabs Former Northwest Suburban Township Official
October 21, 2010: Former South Suburban High School Official Arrested
October 19, 2010: Lisle Landscaper Named in Consumer Fraud Lawsuit
October 5, 2010: Cook County Official Charged in Financial Crimes Investigation
September 27, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Travels to Washington to Accept National Community Prosecutions Award
September 15, 2010: State's Attorney and Inspectors General Announce Second Wave of Corruption Charges in "Operation Cookie Jar"
September 3, 2010: Aurora Man Charged With Swindling Investors
August 26, 2010: Federal Grant Helps Expand Cook County State's Attorney's Fight Against Human Trafficking
August 20, 2010: Alvarez Applauds Governor's Signing of Illinois Safe Children's Act
August 20, 2010: State's Attorney Charges Chicago Man with Human Trafficking Offenses After Police Crack Suburban Prostitution Operation
August 9, 2010: West Side Arrest Leads to Sex Trafficking Charges
August 4, 2010: Fundraiser Charged In Thefts From Tuition Assistance Program
August 4, 2010: Second Conviction in 'Operation Cookie Jar'
August 3, 2010: Prosecutors File Charges in Southwest Suburban Hate Crime
July 29, 2010: Prosecutors Secure 100-Year Prison Sentence for Convicted Rapist
July 8, 2010: State's Attorney Announces New Community Justice Center
July 7, 2010: Mortgage Fraud Unit Announces Indictment
June 30, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces First Conviction in "Operation Cookie Jar"
June 30, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Recognizes Gay Pride Month
June 24, 2010: City of Chicago Employee Convicted of Vote Fraud
June 23, 2010: State's Attorney Announces New Initiatives Targeting Child Sex Trafficking
June 22, 2010: National Mortgage Fraud Sweep Comes to Cook County
June 16, 2010: State's Attorney Charges City of Chicago Employee with Theft
June 9, 2010: Joint State's Attorney and Sheriff Investigation Results in Charges Against Cook County Probation Officer in Murder-for-Hire Plot
June 9, 2010: Cook County State's Attorney Files Lawsuit Against Local Air Duct Cleaning Business
May 26, 2010: Four Indicted in Joint Mortgage Fraud Investigations
May 25, 2010: Prostitution Sting Uncovers South Suburban Sex Trafficking
May 12, 2010: Office Manager Charged with Embezzling More Than $850,000 from Chicago Law Firm
May 5, 2010: Sentencing In Murder of U.S. Navy Sailor
May 4, 2010: State's Attorney Cracks Down On Local Corruption
April 28, 2010: Cook County Employee Charged In Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Workers Compensation Benefits
April 22, 2010: Prosecutors File Charges In Housing Assistance Fraud Scheme
April 22, 2010: Murder Charge Filed in Disappearance of South Suburban Woman
April 21, 2010: Brothers Plead Guilty In 2006 Gang Shooting That Claimed Mother
April 16, 2010: Naperville Man Sentenced In 1981 Cold Case Homicide
April 16, 2010: Prosecutors Secure 55 Year Prison Sentence for America's Most Wanted Fugitive in 2005 Murder of South Side Man
April 15, 2010: State's Attorney Charges North Suburban Police Officer in Excessive Force Case
April 9, 2010: State's Attorney's Office Announces Take-Down Of Chinatown Prostitution Ring
April 8, 2010: Bond Denied in 2006 Murder
April 7, 2010: Mother and Son Plead Guilty in Gang Shooting
April 1, 2010: State's Attorney Charges Secretary of State Employee with Bribery
March 29, 2010: Cook County State's Attorney Names Mount Prospect Landscaper in Consumer Lawsuit
March 29, 2010: Cook County State's Attorney Names Unlicensed Architect in Fraud Suit
March 26, 2010: Cook County State's Attorney Charges Suburban Pet Food Company Owners in Utility Theft Scheme
March 15, 2010: Oak Forest Business Target of Fraud Lawsuit
March 12, 2010: State's Attorney Announces Charges in Million Dollar Check Writing Scheme
March 7, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces Hate Crime Initiatives
March 5, 2010: Chicago Attorney Charged In Fraudulent Over-billing Scheme
March 3, 2010: Former Jail Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Inmates
February 24, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Testifies Before U.S. Senate On Sex Trafficking and Child Prostitution Issues in Cook County
February 24, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces Hate Crime Charges Against Three Evanston Men
February 23, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Honors Two Illinois Appellate Court Justices with 20th Annual C.F. Stradford Awards
February 23, 2010: Court Clerk Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery
February 10, 2010: Riverdale Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Credit Card Theft Scam
February 4, 2010: Niles Police Officer Charged In Theft Of Funds From Deceased Victim
January 15, 2010: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces 2010 Anti Drug Poster Contest
January 15, 2010: State's Attorney Charges Elected School Official in Financial Crimes Investigations
January 11, 2010: Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez Names Unlicensed Attorney In Fraud Suit
December 7 , 2009: Legislation Sponsored By State's Attorney's Office Cracking Down On Gang-Related Gun Violence Signed By Governor
November 20, 2009: State's Attorney and Police Superintendent Announce Charges Against Chicago Police Sergeant
November 19, 2009: DNA Hit Leads to Natural Life Sentence
for Convicted Sex Offender
November 5, 2009: Chicago Man Convicted of Slashing Woman Near Blue Island Train Station
November 3, 2009: Cook County Prosecutors File Charges In July Park Forest Shooting
October 28, 2009: Michigan Man Receives $25 million Bail for Murder and Aggravated Battery Charge
October 28, 2009: 150-Year Prison Sentence for 2006 Murder of Honor Student
October 27, 2009: Guilty Plea in 2009 Fatal Drunk Driving Accident
October 21, 2009: State's Attorney Charges State Employee with Bribery
October 14, 2009: City Worker Indicted for Theft of Funds Intended for Seniors
October 8, 2009: Chicago Police Officer Charged with Stealing Funds from Co-Worker
October 8, 2009: Cook County Prosecutors Charge Criminal Courts Clerk In Bribery Scheme
October 7, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces Federal Grant to Enhance Prosecution of Most Serious Domestic Violence Cases
October 7, 2009: Cook County Prosecutors Secure 90-Year Sentence for Vicious 2008 Sexual Assault on Chicago's South Side
September 21, 2009: Chicago Man Sentenced to 47 Years for 2009 Murder of West Side Store Owner
September 18, 2009: Statement from Cook County State's Attorney, Anita Alvarez Regarding Apprehension of Prisoner Robert Maday
September 18, 2009: Ex CTA Employee Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Identity Theft Scam
September 14, 2009: State's Attorney's Lawsuits Target Unscrupulous Contractors
September 10, 2009: Chicago Businessman Charged in Financial Crimes Investigation at Goose Island Window Manufacturing Plant
August 20, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Applauds Appellate Court's Upholding of "Blair Holt Assault Weapons Ban"
August 19, 2009: Former City Worker Indicted for Theft of Tourism Funds
August 6, 2009: Cook County Prosecutors Bring New Charges in Burr Oak Cemetery Investigation
July 30, 2009: Charges in String of South Suburban Armed Robberies
July 24, 2009: Cook County State's Attorney Brings Charges in Six-Year Old Murder Case
July 13, 2009: Cook County State's Attorney Files Civil Lawsuit Against Cook County Regional Office of Education
June 25, 2009: Chicago Man Sentenced to 75 Years for Murder of 10-year-old South Side Girl
June 24, 2009: Cicero Police Officer Charged in Theft
June 9, 2009: Man Pleads Guilty to 2005 Murder of Estranged Wife In River Forest
May 8, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Honors Two Local Judges in Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 8, 2009: State's Attorney Anita Alvarez Brings Community-Based Prosecutions Back to Cook County
May 4, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Vacates Conviction in 1993 Murder Case
April 29, 2009: Former Cook County Employee Sentenced To Four Years In Prison for Theft
April 20, 2009: Gang Members Sentenced in Slaying of 13-Year Old Girl
April 17, 2009: Lawyer Convicted of Smuggling Drugs into Cook County Jail
April 17, 2009: Guilty Plea in Cook County Corruption Case
April 15, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Names Cook County Contractors In Home Repair Fraud
April 2, 2009: Suburban Library District President Indicted for Theft
March 20, 2009: State's Attorney Urges Action In Response to Growing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
March 9, 2009: Credit Card Skimmer Gets Four Years in Prison
February 23, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Takes Action Against Rogue Tow Truck Operators
February 20, 2009: Alvarez Taps Federal Prosecutor to "Lead the Charge" on Corrupton in Cook County
February 19, 2009: Alvarez Bestowed with Honorary Membership in Hellenic American Police Association
February 3, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Swears in New Class
February 2, 2009: Anita Alvarez Taps Record Number of Minorities, Women to Help Her Lead State's Attorney's Office
January 23, 2009: State's Attorney Alvarez Cautions Consumers to Beware of Travel Scams Before Booking Winter Vacations
December 23, 2008: State's Attorney Names Elk Grove Village Flooring Business In Consumer Fraud Suit
December 22, 2008: State's Attorney Alvarez Announces New Chiefs of Investigations Bureaus
December 22, 2008: State's Attorney Alvarez Offers Tips for Using Gift Certificates and Gift Cards This Holiday Season
December 17, 2008: Cook County State's Attorney and Illinois Attorney General File Lawsuits Against Major Debt Collection Agency
December 8, 2008: State's Attorney Anita Alvarez Announces Top Management Appointments
December 3, 2008: Chicago Man Receives 13 Year Prison Sentence for Contempt Charge
December 2, 2008: William Balfour Charged

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