United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Northern District of Illinois, which includes Chicago and surrounding areas.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney → federal prosecutor position →
abbreviation	U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
collaboratesWith	state and local law enforcement agencies in Illinois →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States →
districtCovers	Cook County, Illinois → DuPage County, Illinois → Kane County, Illinois NERFINISHED → Lake County, Illinois NERFINISHED → Will County, Illinois NERFINISHED → other counties in northern Illinois →
enforces	federal civil statutes in the Northern District of Illinois → federal criminal law in the Northern District of Illinois →
handles	civil affirmative litigation on behalf of the United States → civil defensive litigation involving the United States → civil rights enforcement cases → financial and securities fraud cases → narcotics trafficking cases → organized crime cases → public corruption cases →
hasTitle	United States Attorney →
jurisdiction	United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois →
jurisdictionArea	Northern District of Illinois →
jurisdictionCity	Chicago →
jurisdictionState	Illinois →
legalBasis	Title 28 of the United States Code →
officeLocation	Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse →
officeType	United States Attorney’s Office →
oversees	United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois →
partOf	United States Department of Justice →
reportsTo	Attorney General of the United States →
represents	United States government →
responsibleFor	prosecution of federal criminal cases in the Northern District of Illinois → representation of the United States in civil litigation in the Northern District of Illinois →
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the Northern District of Illinois → chief federal prosecutor in the Northern District of Illinois →
seat	Chicago, Illinois →
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys in the Northern District of Illinois →
worksWith	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives → Drug Enforcement Administration → Federal Bureau of Investigation → Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation → United States Marshals Service → federal law enforcement agencies →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois ("U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois") →	abbreviation
Lori Lightfoot ("United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois") →	employer
Executive Office for United States Attorneys →	hasSubordinateOrganization
James R. Thompson →	positionHeld