What the Record Establishes
- June 12, 2025: An ASA writes that a trial would revoke the offer and bring a prison request.
- August 11, 2022: The lead detective emails felony review that DUI-drug proof would be difficult.
- June 14, 2023: Court minutes name an ASA and carry a note questioning the injury evidence.
What They Have Not Produced
- The complete discovery transmittal and production history for the toxicology and injury evidence.
- Microsoft 365 tenant audit, retention, and litigation-hold records for the mailbox that stopped accepting mail.
- The FOIA draft version history and approval record for the Sheriff response reviewed by the Civil Trial Division.
- A written preservation acknowledgment — none appears in the indexed response set through July 30, 2026.
What This Office Does
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office exercises the charging power of the State of Illinois. It decides what is charged, what plea terms are offered, what evidence is disclosed, and what factual assertions are filed under oath. It also houses the Civil Trial Division, which defends the county in civil litigation.
- Decides whether an investigating agency’s file becomes a criminal charge
- Controls plea offers and the consequences attached to refusing them
- Owes constitutional disclosure duties covering the entire prosecution team
- Files verified instruments that can produce custody warrants
- Defends the county in civil litigation through the Civil Trial Division
The Documented Record
- June 12, 2025
An ASA writes that a trial would revoke the offer and bring a prison request
- August 11, 2022
The lead detective emails felony review that DUI-drug proof would be difficult
- June 14, 2023
Court minutes name an ASA and carry a note questioning the injury evidence
- April 8, 2026
- July 15, 2026
The Civil Trial Division receives the Sheriff’s draft FOIA response
- July 14–29, 2026
An ASA’s county mailbox stops accepting mail during litigation
Records Demanded and Not Produced
Each of these exists inside this agency’s own systems. Each has been requested.
- The complete discovery transmittal and production history for the toxicology and injury evidence.
- Microsoft 365 tenant audit, retention, and litigation-hold records for the mailbox that stopped accepting mail.
- The FOIA draft version history and approval record for the Sheriff response reviewed by the Civil Trial Division.
- A written preservation acknowledgment — none appears in the indexed response set through July 30, 2026.
Any response received will be published in full, with its date. Read the correction standard.