Cook County State's Attorney

State's Attorney of Cook County
Incumbent
Eileen O'Neill Burke
since December 1, 2024
Term length4 years
Salary$198,073 (2020)
WebsiteOffice of the Cook County State's Attorney

The Cook County State's Attorney is the chief prosecutor for Cook County, Illinois. The State's Attorney looks over the second-largest prosecutor's office in the United States, with over 600 attorneys and 1,200 employees.[1]

The State's Attorney is elected for a term of four years. The current incumbent is Eileen O'Neill Burke, who was first elected in 2024.[2]

List of state attorneys

State's attorney Term in office Party Notes
Patrick Ballingall 1845–1849 [3]
Daniel McElroy 1849–1857 [3]
Carlos Haven 1857–1863 Died in office [3][4]
Joseph Knox 1863–1864 [3][4]
 Charles H. Reed 1864–1876 [4]
 Luther L. Mills 1876–1884 Republican [4]
 Julius Grinnell 1884–1888 [4]
 Joel M. Longnecker 1888–1892 Republican [4][5][6]
 Jacob J. Kern 1892–1896 Democratic [6]
 Charles S. Deneen 1896–1904 Republican [6]
John J. Healy 1904–1908 Republican [6]
 John E. W. Wayman 1908–1912 Republican [6]
 Maclay Hoyne 1912–1920 Democratic [7][8]
 Robert E. Crowe 1920–1928 Republican [9]
John A. Swanson 1928–1932 Republican
Thomas J. Courtney 1932–1944 Democratic
William J. Tuohy 1944–1947 Democratic [10][11]
 Richard B. Austin 1947–1948 (acting) [12]
John S. Boyle 1948–1952 Democratic
John Gutknecht 1952–1956 [13]
 Ben Adamowski 1956–1960 Republican
Daniel P. Ward 1960–1966 Democratic
John J. Stamos 1966–1968
Edward Hanrahan 1968–1972 Democratic
Bernard Carey 1972–1980 Republican
Richard M. Daley 1980–1989 Democratic Elected in 1980, 1984, and 1988; resigned upon winning the 1989 Chicago mayoral special election.
 Cecil A. Partee 1989–1990 Democratic Appointed to replace Richard Daley, and lost the 1990 special election.
Jack O'Malley 1990–1996 Republican Elected in 1990 (special election) and 1992.[14] Lost re-election in 1996.
Richard A. " Dick" Devine December 1, 1996 –
December 1, 2008		 Democratic Elected in 1996, 2000, and 2004. Did not seek re-election in 2008.
 Anita Alvarez December 1, 2008 –
December 1, 2016		 Democratic Elected in 2008 and 2012. Lost re-election in 2016.
 Kim Foxx December 1, 2016 –
December 1, 2024		 Democratic Elected in 2016 and 2020. Did not seek re-election in 2024.
 Eileen O'Neill Burke[15] December 1, 2024 – present[16] Democratic Elected in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "About the Cook County State's Attorney's Office". Cook County State's Attorney. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  2. ↑ Armentrout, Mitchell (December 2, 2024). ""New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke vows to lower 'war zone numbers' of Chicago violence"". The Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Officers of Cook County". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 1867. Retrieved 14 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lindberg, Richard C. (1998). To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal, 1855-1960. SIU Press. p. 332. ISBN 0809322234.
  5. ↑ Bateman, Newton; Selby, Paul (1905). History of Cook County. Munsell Publishing Company. p. 938.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Blue Book of the State of Illinois. Office of the Illinois Secretary of State. 1914. p. 420.
  7. ↑ "MACLAY HOYNE, 67, DEAD IN CHICAGO; State's Attorney for Cook County 2 Terms, 1912-20 --Won 5,000 Convictions FIRST CITY POST IN 1903 Counsel for Sanitary District, 1927-29--Williams Athlete Was Grandson of Mayor". The New York Times. 2 October 1939. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "[Cook County State's Attorney, Maclay Hoyne, standing on a s". Explore Chicago Collections. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for ..." Chicago Daily News Company. 1920. p. 791. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Illinois Blue Book, 1947-1948". www.idaillinois.org. 1947. p. 666. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ "1963 Circuit Judge William J Tuohy". Chicago Tribune. 7 March 1963. p. 20. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ "Illinois Blue Book, 1953-1954". State of Illinois. 1953. p. 697. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Hinton, Rachel (19 March 2020). "Republicans: O'Brien has 'really decent chance' to oust Foxx in November". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  15. ↑ Buckley, Madeline (2024-12-02). ""As she is sworn in, State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke decries violence and pledges new detention policy"". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  16. ↑ Kaufmann, Justin (2024-12-02). "State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke sworn in, immediately revamps office practices". Axios. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
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