So I’m puzzled by jurisdiction in this matter. How does the Illinois State Attorney have jurisdiction over a crime committed in the City of Chicago? I get the USPS crime jurisdiction but not the State taking over a local crime.
“States Attorney” in Illinois is the equivalent to “County Attorney” in other states, i.e. the elected chief prosecutor for the county, in this case the s-hole known as Cook County. Because it’s so big she’s got a staff of over 1000 but she’s still the one who decides what gets prosecuted and what doesn’t.
Let’s wait and see how this unfolds. Clearly she had the legal ability to do what she did but it stinks so badly there may be good motivation to dig deeply into possible reasons why she did it. Catching her taking a bribe or some quid-pro-quo would be delightful.
There are no city courts, except for municipal code violations and stuff like that. All the major felonies and misdemeanors are covered by state law, and prosecuted in state courts. City cops might arrest you, but you go to the county courthouse and get indicted by the state’s attorney.