Kim Foxx

Foxx was born in Chicago and grew up in the Cabrini-Green Housing Project on the Near North Side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kim-foxx-states-attorney-profile-met-20160303-story.html|title=Foxx capitalizes on personal story, political ties in state's attorney race|last1=Chase|first1=Hal|last2=Dardick|first2=John|date=March 4, 2016|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=January 28, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/about/kimberly-foxx|title=Kimberly M. Foxx|date=Feb 23, 2017|website=Cook County State's Attorney|access-date=Mar 28, 2019}} Raised by her mother and grandmother, Foxx graduated from LaSalle Language Academy in Old Town and from Lincoln Park High School in 1990.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2019/Kim-Foxx-Wants-to-Tell-You-a-Story/|title=Kim Foxx Wants to Tell You a Story|last=Hewett|first=Lucy|date=December 10, 2018|website=Chicago magazine|language=en|access-date=January 28, 2020}} She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Southern Illinois University, and a J.D. degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law.{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21075956/kim-foxx-cook-county-states-attorney-democratic-candidate-2020-primary-election|title=Meet Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney Democratic primary candidate|date=2020-01-22|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}} She is a member of the board of trustees of Adler University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adler.edu/page/about/board-of-trustees/kimberly-foxx|title=Kimberly Foxx|website=Adler University|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}

After graduating from law school, Foxx worked as an assistant public guardian in the Cook County Public Guardian's Office for three years. She then worked as Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County for 12 years, joining during Richard A. Devine's tenure as State's Attorney. In this role, she worked on cases of child protection and juvenile offenders.{{Cite web |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx-election-met-1109-20161108-story.html|title=Kim Foxx declares win in Cook County state's attorney's race|last1=Dardick|first1= Hal|last2=Walberg|first2=Matthew|date= November 8, 2016|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date= 2020-01-28}} In 2013, she was hired as deputy chief of staff for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, focusing on criminal justice issues. She was later promoted to chief of staff for Preckwinkle, and served in that role until 2016. Foxx has been described as a protege of Preckwinkle.{{cite web |last1=Dardick |first1=Hal |title=Preckwinkle names fourth chief of staff in 16 months |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-chief-of-staff-met-0104-20170103-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=January 3, 2017 |access-date=4 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=Kim Foxx Asks for Review of How Jussie Smollett Case Was Handled |url=https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/12/kim-foxx-asks-review-how-jussie-smollett-case-was-handled |website=WTTW News |agency=Associated Press |access-date=4 March 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Preckwinkle backs Foxx on Smollett move |url=https://www.wlsam.com/2019/03/19/preckwinkle-backs-foxx-on-smollett-move/ |website=www.wlsam.com |date=March 19, 2019 |publisher=WLS (AM)}}

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In September 2015, Foxx announced that she would challenge incumbent Anita Alvarez in the 2016 election for Cook County State's Attorney.{{Cite web|url=https://news.wttw.com/2015/11/17/kimberly-foxx-shares-vision-cook-county-state-s-attorney-s-office|title=Kimberly Foxx Shares Vision for Cook County State's Attorney's Office|date=November 17, 2015|website=WTTW News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}} She also faced a second challenger, former federal and state prosecutor Donna More. Foxx campaigned on a platform of criminal justice reform, emphasizing policies such as diverting low-level offenders to treatment programs rather than prisons, address wrongful convictions, and dealing more aggressively with police misconduct.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-states-attorney-anita-alvarez-kim-foxx-met-0316-20160315-story.html|title=Foxx: Cook County state's attorney win about 'turning the page'|last1=Dardick|first1=Hal|last2=Byrne|first2=John|date=March 16, 2016|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2020-01-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.kimfoxx.com/issues|title=Issues {{!}} Kim Foxx for Cook County State's Attorney|date=2016-03-16|website=www.kimfoxx.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316073150/http://www.kimfoxx.com/issues|archive-date=2016-03-16|access-date=2020-01-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/02/chicago-cook-county-states-attorney-race-anita-alvarez-kim-foxx-black-lives-matter/|title=This Chicago election may hinge on a "Black Lives" case—and it's not the only one|last=Patterson|first=Brandon E.|date=February 2016|website=Mother Jones|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}

During the campaign, Alvarez came under scrutiny for her handling of the murder of Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorlines.com/articles/byeanita-chicago-voters-oust-states-attorney-anita-alvarez|title=#ByeAnita: Chicago Voters Oust State's Attorney Anita Alvarez|date=2016-03-16|website=ColorLines|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15}}{{Cite news|last=Shelton|first=Deborah L.|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/anita-alvarez-may-be-the-first-prosecutor-held-accountable-for-not-prosecuting-the-police/|title=Prosecutor Anita Alvarez May Pay a Price for Her Handling of Cops Who Kill|magazine=The Nation|date=2016-03-01|access-date=2020-03-24|language=en-US|issn=0027-8378}} Foxx criticized Alvarez for her performance on the issues of police accountability and wrongful convictions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/October-2015/Kim-Foxx/|title=Why Kim Foxx is Challenging Anita Alvarez for State's Attorney|last=Felsenthal|first=Carol|date=October 28, 2015|website=Chicago magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}

On January 14, 2016, the Cook County Democratic Party endorsed Foxx for state's attorney, reversing its decision made in August 2015 to not endorse any candidate.Felsenthal, Carol (January 14, 2016). [http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/January-2016/cook-county-democrats-states-attorney-endorsement/ "As Expected, Cook County Democrats Endorse Foxx in Heated Race for State's Attorney"], Chicago Magazine; retrieved January 17, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/foxx-wins-key-endorsement-from-cook-county-dems-tightening-states-attorney-race/|title=Foxx wins key endorsement from Cook County Dems, tightening state's attorney race|last=Greenwood|first=Max|date=2016-01-14|website=Medill Reports Chicago|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}} She won the Democratic primary for state's attorney's race on March 15, 2016, with 58% of the vote, and went on to win the November general election with 72% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/data/ct-cook-states-attorney-election-precinct-maps-20160317-htmlstory.html|title=This is how Chicago voters said #ByeAnita|last1=Hing|first1=Geoff|last2=Abraham|first2=Epton|date=March 18, 2016|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2020-01-28}}

{{Main|2020 Cook County, Illinois elections#State's Attorney}}

Foxx announced on November 19, 2019, that she would run for re-election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx-announces-bid-for-re-election|title=Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announces bid for re-election|date=2019-11-19|website=Associated Press|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}} She faced three competitors in the Democratic Party primary: Bill Conway, Bob Fioretti, and Donna More. Ahead of the primary, Foxx had been endorsed by several progressive organizations, labor unions, and state-wide elected officials.{{Cite web|url=https://chicagocrusader.com/foxx-gains-more-endorsements-for-re-election/|title=Foxx gains more endorsements for re-election|last=Crusader Staff|date=January 23, 2020|website=The Crusader|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/21/pritzker-lightfoot-preckwinkle-durbin-duckworth-and-others-endorse-sa-foxx-reelection-bid/|title=Pritzker, Lightfoot, Preckwinkle, Durbin, Duckworth and others endorse SA Foxx reelection bid|date=November 19, 2019|website=Capitol Fax|access-date=2020-02-11}} Her campaign's largest donors were Michael Sacks, Fred Eychaner, SEIU, Chicago Federation of Labor, and EMILY's List;{{Cite web|last=Illinois Campaign for Political Reform|title=Friends for Foxx|url=http://illinoissunshine.org/committees/friends-for-foxx-31640/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Illinois Sunshine|language=en}} a Super-PAC supporting her campaign also received a $2 million donation from George Soros.{{cite web|last1=Hinton|first1=Rachel|title=Another billionaire weighs in on state's attorney's race: George Soros gives $2M to group backing Foxx|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/20/21146269/george-soros-kim-foxx-bill-conway-states-attorney|website=Chicago Sun Times|date=February 20, 2020}}{{Cite web|last=Illinois Campaign for Political Reform|title=Illinois Justice & Public Safety PAC|url=http://illinoissunshine.org/committees/35859/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Illinois Sunshine|language=en}} She won the primary election on March 17, 2020, with 50.19% of the vote. Relative to the 2016 election, she maintained a high level of support in the county's majority-African American neighborhoods and lost some support in white neighborhoods (especially in Chicago's northwest side and in suburban Cook County).{{Cite web|title=Breaking Down Kim Foxx's Win in the 2020 Primary|url=https://sites.northwestern.edu/chicagodemocracy/2020/03/25/kim-foxx-2020-primary-win/|last1=Ramanathan|first1=Kumar|last2=Ogorzalek|first2=Tom|date=2020-03-25|website=The Chicago Democracy Project|publisher=Northwestern University Political Science Department|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}} In the November 3, 2020 general election, she defeated Republican candidate Pat O'Brien with 54.1% of the vote and was re-elected to a four-year term.{{Cite web|last=Yin|first=Alice|date=2020-11-04|title=After winning second term, Democratic Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx thanks supporters and promises to continue reform efforts|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kim-foxx-cook-county-states-attorney-victory-lap-20201104-nibixh5m7rdrnixkgsmxb5qgva-story.html|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Chicago Tribune}}{{Cite web|last=Cook County Clerk and Chicago Board of Elections|title=General Election, November 3, 2020: Combined Summary|url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummary_110320_v1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116211923/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummary_110320_v1.pdf|archive-date=January 16, 2021|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Office of the Cook County Clerk}}

In March 2017, shortly after taking office, Foxx announced that the State's Attorney's office would no longer pursue keeping certain detainees in jail because they are unable to post the bail amount of $1000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-kim-foxx-bond-reform-met-20170301-story.html|title=Foxx agrees to release of inmates unable to post bonds of up to $1,000 cash|last=Schmadeke|first=Steve|date=March 1, 2017|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2020-02-16}} Foxx expressed support for the proposed Bail Reform Act, testifying in favor of it at the Illinois General Assembly despite opposition to the bill from the Illinois State's Attorneys' Association.{{Cite web|url=https://southsideweekly.com/keeping-tabs-kim-foxx-2016-promises/|title=Keeping Tabs on Kim Foxx|last=Misra|first=Kiran|date=2020-03-10|website=South Side Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}} The legislation passed in June 2017 and removed the requirement to post cash bail for those charged with minor crimes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-bail-bill-met-0610-20170609-story.html|title=Rauner signs law to change rules for paying cash to get out of jail|last=Geiger|first=Kim|date=June 9, 2017|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2020-02-16}} That same month, Foxx's office announced that prosecutors would no longer request pretrial detention for those charged with low-level nonviolent offenses in court.{{Cite web|url=https://chicagoist.com/article/undefined|title=Cook County State's Attorney Calls For Change To 'Unjust' Bail Policy|last=Cromidas|first=Rachel|date=June 12, 2017|website=The Chicagoist|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106193205/https://chicagoist.com/2013/12/02/the_gathering_of_the_juggalos_leavi.php|archive-date=November 6, 2017|access-date=2020-02-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://theappeal.org/bail-reform-embraced-by-cook-county-states-attorney-3b9f45839ee/|title=Bail reform embraced by Cook County State's Attorney|last=Hannan|first=Larry|date=July 5, 2017|website=The Appeal|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}

In March 2018, Foxx's office launched an open data portal and released 6 years of data on felony criminal cases.{{Cite web|url=https://theappeal.org/kim-foxx-just-released-six-years-of-data-most-prosecutors-offices-remain-black-boxes-238a37ee45f0/|title=Kim Foxx Just Released Six Years of Data — Most Prosecutors' Offices Remain Black Boxes|last=Rice|first=Josie Duffy|date=March 7, 2018|website=The Appeal|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}} Since then, case-level data on felony intake, initiation, disposition, and sentencing, along with summary reports and dashboards, have been posted on the State's Attorney office's website.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/about/case-level-data|title=Case-Level Data|date=2018-10-23|website=Cook County State's Attorney|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/about/data-reports|title=Data Reports|date=2018-10-23|website=Cook County State's Attorney|language=en|access-date=2020-02-04}}

A series of reports by The People's Lobby and Reclaim Chicago, progressive organizations who had endorsed Foxx in 2016, found that the number of sentences involving prison time in Cook County dropped 2.5% from 2016 to 2017 and 19% from 2017 to 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepeopleslobbyusa.org/independent-analysis-of-states-attorney-data/|title=Independent Analysis of State's Attorney Data|website=The People's Lobby|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.wttw.com/2019/07/30/report-incarceration-rates-drop-nearly-20-under-kim-foxx|title=Report: Incarceration Rates Drop Nearly 20% Under Kim Foxx|website=WTTW News|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-kim-foxx-reforms-show-reducing-incarceration-does-not-compromise-public-safety/|title=Report: Kim Foxx reforms show reducing incarceration does not compromise public safety|website=Chicago Reporter|date=July 31, 2019|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-28}}

An October 2019 report by The Marshall Project found that since taking office, Foxx "turned away more than 5,000 cases that would have been pursued by previous State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, mostly by declining to prosecute low-level shoplifting and drug offenses and by diverting more cases to alternative treatment programs."{{Cite web|url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/10/24/the-kim-foxx-effect-how-prosecutions-have-changed-in-cook-county|title=The Kim Foxx Effect: How Prosecutions Have Changed in Cook County|last=Daniels|first=Matt|date=2019-10-24|website=The Marshall Project|access-date=2020-01-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/10/24/20930570/kim-foxx-low-level-offenders-marshall-project-cook-county-prosecutions-criminal-justice|title=EDITORIAL: Kim Foxx goes easier on low-level offenders, and that looks like justice in Cook County|last=CST Editorial Board|date=2019-10-24|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}} Foxx has directed her office to not prosecute shoplifting cases under $1,000 as felonies.

Early in her first term, Foxx established a program called the Gun Crimes Strategies Unit (GCSU), which placed specially trained prosecutors directly in police districts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/news/innovative-state-s-attorney-s-office-program-results-dramatic-increase-repeat-gun-charges|title=Innovative State's Attorney's Office Program Results in Dramatic Increase in Repeat Gun Charges|date=2019-11-26|website=Cook County State's Attorney|language=en|access-date=2020-02-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/foxx-rolls-out-data-to-show-her-office-is-focused-on-repeat-gun-offenders/a6c912bb-3de5-4c53-a751-ab3b6fea2aa1|title=Foxx Rolls Out Data To Show Her Office Is Focused On Repeat Gun Offenders|last=Smith|first=Patrick|website=WBEZ|date=November 26, 2019|language=en|access-date=2020-02-11}} In 2019, analysis by the University of Chicago Crime Lab found that charges for habitual gun offenders increased in the five districts with the GCSU program.

In April 2017, Foxx announced that her office had drafted legislation proposing an amendment to the Special Prosecutor Act, which would give the statewide Office of the State Appellate Prosecutor the jurisdiction to review cases of police shootings where the State's Attorney's office decides not to prosecute.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/news/state-s-attorney-foxx-announces-special-prosecutor-legislation|title=State's Attorney Foxx Announces Special Prosecutor Legislation|date=2017-04-27|website=Cook County State's Attorney|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2017/4/27/18386256/foxx-second-look-at-fatal-cop-shootings-reassures-public-police|title=Foxx: Second look at fatal cop shootings reassures public, police|last=Sfondeles|first=Tina|date=2017-04-27|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}} The legislation was passed in May 2017 and signed into law in August 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=101&DocTypeID=SB&DocNum=1843&GAID=14&SessionID=91&LegID=104975|title=Bill Status for SB1843 (101st General Assembly)|website=Illinois General Assembly|access-date=2020-03-11}}

In January 2019, Foxx announced her support for the proposed legalization of recreational marijuana use in Illinois, and helped to write the provisions of the law pertaining to past convictions.{{Cite web|url=https://wgntv.com/2019/01/24/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-fox-supports-marijuana-legalization/|title=Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx supports marijuana legalization|date=2019-01-24|website=WGN-TV|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/11/21011470/kim-foxx-expunge-marijuana-cannabis-pot-convictions-drug-war|title=1,000 pot convictions tossed as Kim Foxx expunges records of marijuana busts|last=Hendrickson|first=Matthew|date=2019-12-11|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}} The law passed in May 2019, and later that year, Foxx's office initiated the expungement of 1,012 low-level nonviolent marijuana convictions as allowed by the new law. Foxx's office stated that it would attempt to use the maximum authority allowed by the law to overturn low-level convictions, and partnered with the nonprofit organization Code for America to develop procedures for the conviction relief process.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-marijuana-conviction-expungement-kim-foxx-20190827-3zytvgvmdzf4jlx4crnz5dbfae-story.html|title=Thousands of weed convictions will be automatically expunged in Cook County: 'We are righting the wrongs of the past'|last=Crepeau|first=Megan|date=August 28, 2019|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2020-02-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.wttw.com/2019/12/11/kim-foxx-vacates-1000-pot-convictions-clock-ticks-toward-legalization|title=Kim Foxx Vacates 1,000 Pot Convictions as Clock Ticks Toward Legalization|date=December 11, 2019|website=WTTW News|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}} Foxx has called conviction relief an effort to "right the wrongs of the past" and "a recommitment of our values; that a low-level marijuana conviction does not mean that someone is a threat to public safety."{{Cite web|url=https://news.wttw.com/2019/08/27/kim-foxx-hopes-right-wrongs-past-pot-expungements|title=Kim Foxx Hopes to 'Right Wrongs of the Past' With Pot Expungements|last=Masterson|first=Matt|date=September 17, 2019|website=WTTW News|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}} By 2022, the effort had led to the expungement of 15,000 marijuana convictions.

In October 2019, as part of her budget proposal to the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Foxx proposed expanding the Conviction Integrity Unit in the State's Attorney's office by adding 10 new units.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/foxx-budget-would-expand-to-take-on-burge-torture-cases/bf2c9024-6ef7-43d2-9052-491c9a1060a9|title=Foxx Budget Would Expand To Take On Burge Torture Cases|last=Smith|first=Patrick|date=October 29, 2019|website=WBEZ|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}} The proposed expansion was partly in response to developments that would enable the State's Attorney's office to address conviction challenges based on allegations of torture by former Chicago police commander Jon Burge.

As of February 2020, the Conviction Integrity Unit has worked with the Exoneration Project to overturn 95 convictions tied to the team of disgraced former Chicago police sergeant Ronald Watts.{{Cite web|url=https://news.wttw.com/2020/02/11/12-men-have-convictions-tossed-latest-mass-exoneration-tied-ex-chicago-sergeant|title=12 Men Have Convictions Tossed in Latest Mass Exoneration Tied to Ex-Chicago Sergeant|last=Masterson|first=Matt|date=February 11, 2020|website=WTTW News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}

In 2020, during the George Floyd protests, Foxx issued a department-wide policy to decriminalize protesting, instructing prosecutors to distinguish peaceful protestors from "individuals who intentionally cause harm or damage." The policy adopted a "presumption of dismissal" for certain low-level charges (e.g. disorderly conduct, public demonstration, unlawful gathering, curfew violation) and a "presumption against proceeding unless body-worn camera footage is available and/or where a police officer is the complainant" for more serious charges (e.g. resisting or obstructing arrest, assault, battery, aggravated battery, mob action, obstructing identification) that arose during protests.{{Cite web|last1=Misra|first1=Kiran|last2=Daley|first2=Jim|date=2020-10-14|title=Should Protesters be Prosecuted? Foxx and O'Brien Differ|url=https://southsideweekly.com/prosecuting-protesters-sa-candidates-differ-on-foxxs-progressive-approach/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=South Side Weekly|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Office of the State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois|date=2020-06-30|title=Re: Declining to Prosecute Protestors in The Wake of George Floyd Demonstrations|url=https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/sites/default/files/files/documents/policy_position_protest_related_charges_6302020.pdf|access-date=2020-10-15}} Foxx's challenger in the 2020 election, Republican candidate Pat O'Brien, criticized this policy and argued that it allowed "crime and looting to intermix with peaceful protests."

On February 19, 2019, Foxx announced that she had recused herself from the Jussie Smollett hate crime investigation. Smollett orchestrated a staged assault and filed a false report with the local police; Foxx's recusal, due to her "familiarity with potential witnesses in the case", prompted criticism from her predecessor Anita Alvarez.{{cite news|last=Charles|first=Sam|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-investigation-recuses-campaign-donation/|title=Kim Foxx sidesteps Smollett case over 'familiarity with potential witnesses'|work=Chicago Sun-Times|location=Chicago|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=February 20, 2019}}{{cite news|title=Jussie Smollett attack: Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx recuses herself from investigation|url=https://abc7chicago.com/cook-co-states-attorney-kim-foxx-recuses-herself-from-jussie-smollett-investigation/5144861/|access-date=February 20, 2019|work=WLS-TV|publisher=Disney–ABC Television Group|location=Chicago|date=February 20, 2019}} Recusing herself would have required Foxx to ask the court to appoint an outside attorney as a special prosecutor. Critics called her method of recusal insufficient, saying that because her office retained authority over the case, she maintained influence over how it was handled.{{cite web|url=https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/prosecutor-who-dropped-smollett-case-had-said-she-was-recusing-herself-over-potential-conflict-then-she-didnt/|title=Prosecutor Who Dropped Smollett Case Had Said She Was Recusing Herself Over Potential Conflict. Then She Didn't.|last=Blitzer|first=Ronn|date=March 27, 2019|website=Law & Crime|publisher=LawNewz}}

On March 26, 2019, her office dropped all charges against Smollett, which was denounced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson.{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/empire-jussie-smollett-emergency-court-hearing/|title=Emanuel calls dropping charges against Jussie Smollett a 'whitewash of justice'|website=Chicago Sun-Times|date=March 26, 2019|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2019}} The Chicago Police Union pushed for an investigation into Foxx's decision.{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fop-federal-investigation-kim-foxx-interference-jussie-smollett-police-johnson-rahm-emanuel-react/|title=FOP renews calls for investigation into Foxx 'interference' in Smollett case|website=Chicago Sun-Times|date=March 26, 2019|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://wgntv.com/2019/03/26/jussie-smollett-makes-emergency-court-appearance-in-chicago/|title=All charges dropped against Jussie Smollett|date=March 26, 2019|website=WGN-TV|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2019}} Foxx was also criticized by the Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association and the National District Attorneys Association.{{cite news |last1=Crepeau |first1=Megan |title=Two prosecutors' groups rip handling of Jussie Smollett's case by state's attorney's office |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollett-prosecutors-20190328-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=March 29, 2019 |date=March 29, 2019}} Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police called for her resignation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-police-union-president-kim-foxx-should-step-down-smollett-case-was-tip-of-the-iceburg|title=Chicago Police Union President: Kim Foxx should step down, Smollett case was 'tip of the iceberg'|first=Anna|last=Hopkins|date=April 5, 2019|website=Fox News|access-date=May 31, 2019}} Smollett was convicted in December 2021{{Cite news |title=Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of falsely reporting a hate crime |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/09/jussie-smollet-guilty-verdict/ |access-date=2023-05-04}} and was sentenced in March 2022 to 150 days in county jail.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail, 30 months of probation |url=https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/jussie-smollett-to-face-sentencing-thursday/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=WGN-TV |language=en-US}}

Kim Foxx has been married to Kelley Foxx since 2001. They have four daughters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160101/submitted/301019803/|title=Kim Foxx: Candidate Profile|date=January 1, 2016|website=Daily Herald|access-date=May 31, 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Kim Foxx (incumbent)|votes=1,194,299|percentage=54.21}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Patrick W. "Pat" O'Brien|votes=861,108|percentage=39.08}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Brian Dennehy|votes=147,769|percentage=6.71}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=2,203,176|percentage=100}}

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Kim Foxx (incumbent)

|votes = 447,974

|percentage = 50.19

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Bill Conway

|votes = 276,341

|percentage = 30.96

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Donna More

|votes = 122,528

|percentage = 13.73

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Bob Fioretti

|votes = 44,794

|percentage = 5.02

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|party = Write-in

|candidate = Others

|votes = 955

|percentage = 0.11

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 892,592

| percentage = 100

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kim Foxx

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,459,087

| percentage = 72.06%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Christopher E.K. Pfannkuche

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 565,671

| percentage = 27.94%

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| votes = 2,024,758

| percentage = 100.0%

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| title = Cook County State's Attorney, 2016 Democratic primary election{{cite web |title=Primary Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Combined Summary |url=http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/results/Documents/CombinedSummaryReport31516.pdf |publisher=Cook County Clerk |access-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029114516/http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/results/Documents/CombinedSummaryReport31516.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kim Foxx

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 645,738

| percentage = 58.3%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Anita Alvarez (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 317,594

| percentage = 28.7%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Donna More

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 144,063

| percentage = 13.8%

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| votes = 1,107,395

| percentage = 100.0%

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