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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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