Crusader Staff Report
Kim Foxx on Monday, December 7, was sworn in for her second term as Cook County State’s Attorney after winning re-election during a tough campaign year.
Foxx took the oath at her office in the Loop. The brief ceremony was streamlined live on Facebook. After being sworn in, Foxx made an 11-minute speech, where she promised to continue her role as a reformer seeking change to Cook County’s broken criminal justice system.
“I am grateful and honored to have the confidence of the people of Cook County, who are entrusting me to a second term as your Cook County State’s Attorney,” Foxx said. “Four years ago, I made history as the first African-American woman to assume this position. I took office at that time [when] it felt very difficult and challenging. It’s not an understatement to say that 2020 has been an incredibly challenging year. We continue to be in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated many homes in our community.
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Happy Thursday, Illinois. Relax Democrats, says POLITICO’s John F. Harris,
The Illinois House Legislative Black Caucus announced late Wednesday night that it s sticking with
Michael Madigan as speaker, even as he struggles to hold onto a majority of members in the wake of concerns about his connection to a corruption scandal.
Madigan hasn’t been charged, but the looming scandal has touched people in his orbit and in turn been a distraction, some members of the full House have said, putting his position as speaker in jeopardy.