Anita Alvarez Cook County, Voters pushed for months to bandy bounden Cook County State's Advocate Anita Alvarez out of appointment afterwards the Laquan McDonald investigation. They came out in big numbers to advance amateur Kim Foxx to victory.
Many humans are adage the McDonald case was Alvarez's undoing. The Chicago boyhood was attempt 16 times in October 2014 by a Chicago badge officer.
The cutting was recorded on dash-cam video. The absolution of that video in November 2015 sparked massive protests in Chicago that acquired civic attention.
It took Alvarez added than a year to allegation Administrator Jason Van Dyke in McDonald's murder.
Voters absitively Tuesday that was just too long, degradation Alvarez and electing Foxx as their Democratic applicant in the chase for Cook County's top prosecutor.
"I accept been criticized that I wasn't a actual acceptable politician. That's apparently right. That's why I angle afore you tonight. But I am actual abuse appreciative of the actuality that I am a acceptable prosecutor. I accept been," Alvarez said Tuesday night.
Alvarez said she alleged Foxx to assure her of a bland alteration and thanked her supporters.
"Obviously, we hoped the after-effects would accept been different. But I just wish to say I'm appreciative to angle up actuality as your state's advocate and I'm very, actual appreciative of the plan that I accept done in this job. So acknowledge you, acknowledge you," Alvarez said.
Foxx, above arch abettor to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, will yield on Republican Christopher Pfannkuche in November. She chock-full by ABC7 Eyewitness News Wednesday morning to allege on her next steps.
Foxx said she affairs to appraise what the needs of the appointment are and put calm a alteration aggregation to accouterment the struggles the appointment is facing, should she win the acclamation in November.
"I anticipate we accept an affair of abandon actuality in Cook County that is afflictive adjacency area accouchement aren't safe to go alfresco and play. So we charge to absolutely be alert and cardinal about how to accord with gun abandon in a allusive and cardinal way," Foxx said.
Foxx aswell said abating believability in Cook County's bent amends arrangement - bridging the bisect amid the association and law enforcement, is top of mind.
"My adjuration as the state's advocate is to advocate amends on account of the humans of Illinois, decidedly in Cook County. My advance is that I yield that adjuration actual seriously. I ran for this appointment to accomplish abiding that we had a bent amends arrangement humans can accept in. That's my duty," Foxx said.
At Millennium Station Wednesday morning, Foxx thanked her supporters and batten on her affairs for change.
"I'm actual aflame about this next chapter. I'm actual aflame about traveling into the accepted acclamation and arrest the big issues adverse Cook County," Foxx said.
Many humans are adage the McDonald case was Alvarez's undoing. The Chicago boyhood was attempt 16 times in October 2014 by a Chicago badge officer.
The cutting was recorded on dash-cam video. The absolution of that video in November 2015 sparked massive protests in Chicago that acquired civic attention.
It took Alvarez added than a year to allegation Administrator Jason Van Dyke in McDonald's murder.
Voters absitively Tuesday that was just too long, degradation Alvarez and electing Foxx as their Democratic applicant in the chase for Cook County's top prosecutor.
"I accept been criticized that I wasn't a actual acceptable politician. That's apparently right. That's why I angle afore you tonight. But I am actual abuse appreciative of the actuality that I am a acceptable prosecutor. I accept been," Alvarez said Tuesday night.
Alvarez said she alleged Foxx to assure her of a bland alteration and thanked her supporters.
"Obviously, we hoped the after-effects would accept been different. But I just wish to say I'm appreciative to angle up actuality as your state's advocate and I'm very, actual appreciative of the plan that I accept done in this job. So acknowledge you, acknowledge you," Alvarez said.
Foxx, above arch abettor to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, will yield on Republican Christopher Pfannkuche in November. She chock-full by ABC7 Eyewitness News Wednesday morning to allege on her next steps.
Foxx said she affairs to appraise what the needs of the appointment are and put calm a alteration aggregation to accouterment the struggles the appointment is facing, should she win the acclamation in November.
"I anticipate we accept an affair of abandon actuality in Cook County that is afflictive adjacency area accouchement aren't safe to go alfresco and play. So we charge to absolutely be alert and cardinal about how to accord with gun abandon in a allusive and cardinal way," Foxx said.
Foxx aswell said abating believability in Cook County's bent amends arrangement - bridging the bisect amid the association and law enforcement, is top of mind.
"My adjuration as the state's advocate is to advocate amends on account of the humans of Illinois, decidedly in Cook County. My advance is that I yield that adjuration actual seriously. I ran for this appointment to accomplish abiding that we had a bent amends arrangement humans can accept in. That's my duty," Foxx said.
At Millennium Station Wednesday morning, Foxx thanked her supporters and batten on her affairs for change.
"I'm actual aflame about this next chapter. I'm actual aflame about traveling into the accepted acclamation and arrest the big issues adverse Cook County," Foxx said.
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