A district attorney leads a staff of prosecutors, who are most commonly known as deputy district attorneys (DDAs). The deputy who serves as the supervisor of the office is often called the assistant district attorney, or chief deputy.
Incumbent. Kim Foxx The Cook County State's Attorney functions as the state of Illinois's district attorney for Cook County, Illinois, and heads the second-largest prosecutor's office in the United States. The office has over 700 attorneys and 1,100 employees.
Kim FoxxBornApril 1972 (age 49) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Political partyDemocraticSpouse(s)Kelley Foxx ( m. 2001)Children211 more rows
Kwame Raoul (Democratic Party)Illinois / Attorney generalAttorney General Kwame Raoul (Democrat) was sworn in as the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois in January 2019.
Kelley FoxxKim Foxx / Spouse
About 49 years (April 1972)Kim Foxx / Age
SIU School of Law1997Southern Illinois University Carbondale1994Lincoln Park High School1990Kim Foxx/Education
Positions heldPositionBase SalaryData yearState's Attorney$188,2672019State's Attorney$185,8162018State'S Attorney$184,1302017
Cook County State's Attorney Salary FAQs The average Cook County State's Attorney salary ranges from approximately $81,598 per year for an Attorney to $119,600 per year for an Assistant State's Attorney.
42 Illinois attorneysThere have been 42 Illinois attorneys general general since 1819.
42List of attorneys general#NameTerm39Roland W. Burris1991–199540Jim Ryan1995–200341Lisa Madigan2003–201942Kwame Raoul2019–present39 more rows
450 Assistant Attorneys GeneralMore than 450 Assistant Attorneys General and over 300 employees serve in the Office of the Attorney General in offices in Chicago, Springfield and Carbondale as well as regional offices in Rockford, Quincy, Champaign-Urbana and Belleville.