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State’s Attorney asks for more assistant prosecutors as caseload pressures mount

Will County Board · May 7, 2026
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Summary

The state’s attorney’s office told the board it will seek additional assistant state’s attorney positions to cover attrition and trial workload; members pressed for caseload statistics and ways to track resource use, and the office said annual caseload figures exist though it does not track attorney-level billable hours.

The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office informed the board that it expects to request additional assistant state’s attorney (ASA) positions as attrition and courtroom demand create staffing shortfalls. The office said some funding is already budgeted for positions and that it will request more FTEs to finish a gradual rollout of staffing added…

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