Andrew Boutros Officially Appointed as US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois

Andrew Boutros officially appointed as U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Illinois – ABC7 (Chicago)

Since April 7, when Andrew Boutros assumed top prosecutor job, a spokesperson says federal prosecutors in Chicago have filed 120 cases with 167 defendants, as of July 16. That's a 30 percent increase over the same period last year, April 7 through July 15, 2024, where prosecutors in the office filed 92 cases with 117 defendants.

Andrew Boutros officially appointed as US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois

Andrew Boutros has now been officially appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois by the U.S District Court in Chicago, his office announced Friday.

Chicago’s federal judges choose Andrew Boutros as top prosecutor – Usa news

Chicago’s federal judges have chosen Andrew Boutros to serve as the city’s top federal prosecutor, four months after he was appointed to serve in the role on an interim basis by Attorney General Pam Bondi. “It is incredibly special to be the first person of any color to assume the role of Chicago U.S. attorney in the 170-year history of this extraordinary and esteemed office,” Boutros said in a statement to the Chicago Sun-Times, in which he des…