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State's Attorney presents $19.2M FY27 request, seeks dozens of new prosecutor positions and digital forensics tools
Summary
State's Attorney (introduced in the transcript as Bomber Lin) told the committee the office seeks $19,204,350 for FY27, citing a personnel‑heavy budget, requests to fill six open positions and to add nine additional assistant state's attorneys plus two support staff, and investments in digital forensics tools and training.
The DuPage County State's Attorney (introduced in the meeting as Bomber Lin) presented a FY27 budget request of $19,204,350, telling the committee personnel account for roughly 90% of the office's expenses and that the request includes filling six current openings plus a proposed addition of nine assistant state's attorney positions and two support staff. "Our request is for $19,204,350," the presenter said.
The presentation included line items for digital forensics and software (identified in the slides and discussion as Cellebrite/Sellbrite and Magnet), $179,000 for Solbright/Sellbrite software, radio and training increases, and modest increases for a cold case unit investigator. The office also described program outcomes: declines in many violent crime categories year‑over‑year, 2,636 felony indictments in 2025, 2,474 pending felony cases, and problem‑solving court and child‑support statistics (the office reported collecting over $37.8 million in unpaid child support). The state's attorney defended requests for more staff by pointing to a major increase in digital evidence requiring additional review and forensics support.
