Former prosecutors in the State's Attorney's Office has been 'hemorrhaging talent' and morale is being affected.
– It's a problem CBS 2 has been digging into for months – victim's families complaining that their justice has been delayed thanks to a growing number of pending cases in Cook County.
CBS 2 spoke to two mothers who have been waiting and waiting since 2017 and 2018 for the men suspected of murdering their sons to go on trial.Their cases are two of more than a quarter of a million pending in 2020. That number ticked down slightly in 2021, but it's still the highest Cook County has seen in 20 years.
"A guy like myself, 30 years in the office, I love my job every day," he said."It was a great job and I don't think the state's attorneys today feel the same way and I think they're looking for something else."
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