Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to Speak at H-F League of Women Voters Program

Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney, is scheduled to be the special guest speaker at the March 18 program meeting of the Homewood-Flossmoor Area League of Women Voters at 7 p.m. at the Homewood Library. She will give a presentation on “Human Trafficking.”

Alvarez has made the crime of human trafficking a top priority in her administration. She created a first-of-its-kind Human Trafficking initiative with the State’s Attorney’s Office, which works closely with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to crack down on individuals and human trafficking groups that exploit children.

Under her leadership, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has led the charge across the State of Illinois in enacting many important safety initiatives that have been signed into law to increase protections for children. She has also increased efforts to crackdown on predators attempting to victimize children on the Internet and to raise public awareness about this issue.

The public service record of Anita Alvarez contains many “firsts.” The first female and the first Latina elected to the post of Cook County State’s Attorney, she is also the first career prosecutor ever elected to this important public safety position. In her capacity as State’s Attorney, Ms. Alvarez heads the second largest prosecutor’s office in the nation, managing an office of more than 1,500 attorneys and administrative employees.

Kathleen Bankhead, Assistant State’s Attorney, will also be present to answer questions following the presentation with Alvarez.

The public is invited to attend this very informative program on Wednesday, March 18, at the Homewood Library at 7 p.m.