Cook County State’s Attorney ignores FOIA obligations despite unanimous Illinois Supreme Court ruling that prosecutors’ offices are bound by Freedom of Information Act.
CHICAGO--(ENEWSPF)--December 17, 2015. Despite a growing public outcry over lack of transparency and accountability from local criminal justice agencies, for over two years Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has stonewalled a leading local transparency project seeking data on the office’s prosecution of sexual assault cases.
The Chicago Justice Project -- the CJP -- sought to work collaboratively with Alvarez for almost two years as part of CJP’s
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