Anita Alvarez

(en Español)

The State's Attorney of Cook County is responsible for prosecuting all individuals charged with violating Illinois' criminal laws within the county.  The Cook County State's Attorney's Office is the second largest prosecutorial office in the United States.  While the office provides a wide variety of criminal justice services, its main function is to prosecute crime and represent the victims of crime in the Cook County court system. The Assistant State's Attorneys in the office present criminal cases to a jury or judge and advocate for justice on behalf of crime victims.  

In addition to this core mission, the State's Attorney's Office is charged with enforcing many civil laws that protect abused children, the elderly, the disabled, and consumers as well as laws that promote the public interest in the environment and the provision of utility services. The State's Attorney also acts as legal counsel on civil law matters on behalf of Cook County government and its public officials.

Divisions of the office include:

-- Child Support Enforcement Division
-- Consumer Fraud Division
-- Domestic Violence Division
-- Environmental & Energy Division
-- Financial and Government Fraud Unit
-- Juvenile Justice Bureau
-- Mental Health Division
-- Narcotics Prosecution Division
-- Public Integrity Unit
-- Senior Citizens / Persons with Disabilities Division
-- Victim/Witness Assistance Unit