Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx faced criticism for her office's handling of cases, including declining to prosecute gangbangers in a shootout and being absent during a press conference for a shooting case. A man was charged with a felony for throwing a Big Gulp at Foxx during a dispute, despite not knowing who she was.
Man tried to assault, threw drink at Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, records show https://t.co/Ucg3PubJOw https://t.co/wx2ZyLnZ2r
Flossmoor man William Swetz allegedly threw a drink in the face of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx before accelerating his vehicle towards her Friday, court documents obtained by ABC7 show. https://t.co/7aaWXWPMwH
There's a lot to unpack here. In Cook County, Kim Foxx's own office refuses to approve felony charges for a number of crimes (anywhere from retail theft to guns to attempted murders and everything in between) But if you throw a drink on Kim Foxx herself, it seems they have no… https://t.co/TbDgzyOiLV
Wow @SAKimFoxx. You can find the courage quick to charge two felonies over an alleged thrown Big Gulp but magically, you can never muster up a felony to charge gun offenders and murderers on the streets of Chicago. Talk about an out of control ego. #Chicago #SaukTrail https://t.co/MW2rtmMnN2
Prosecutors have charged a man with a felony for tossing a Big Gulp on Kim Foxx during a roadway dispute. Officials say he had no idea who she was when he yelled at her to stop walking in the street. https://t.co/RYPiJCyAAD
Anyone else notice who wasn't present at the press conference announcing charges in the shooting death of 7-year-old Jai’Mani Amir Rivera? Kim Foxx. Foxx may have been busy, but with the suspect having at least two priors, it wouldn't have looked good for her to turn out. https://t.co/vnO5ZecBY3
Kim Foxx was a one woman Cook County crime wave whose office once declined to prosecute gangbangers who had a wild shootout on a crowded street on the grounds of the felons being “mutual combatants” https://t.co/QpteemA4wn