Editorial: A problematic plea deal cries out for an explanation from Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Oct 12, 2023
3 minutes
Kim Foxx, who is about to leave her post as Cook County state’s attorney, has some new questions to answer. Her imminent exit shouldn’t be cause to dodge them.
The Tribune’s Stacy St. Clair and Christy Gutowski on how Foxx’s office for two years refused to provide defense attorneys with an internal memo outlining improper behavior by one of its veteran prosecutors towards a potential witness in a high-profile murder case — even after a judge ordered them to do so.
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