The State's Attorney's Office has taken a tougher stand on crime which has led to an increase in the number of trials resulting in harsher sentences and penitentiary time for offenders. For a list of cases demonstrating the tough-on-crime approach, click on the links below.
TOUGH ON CRIME 2012
TOUGH ON CRIME 2011
TOUGH ON CRIME 2010
TOUGH ON CRIME 2009
TOUGH ON CRIME 2008
TOUGH ON CRIME 2007