Foxx reflects on community safety achievements in West Side meeting

CHICAGO - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx spoke about her record and future in one of her final public appearances before the primary election.

On Tuesday, Foxx spoke on Chicago’s West Side to deliver the message in the presence of faith and community leaders. The meeting was organized by the Leaders Network.

Foxx spoke out about how, when she took office in 2016, it was one of the deadliest years on record for murders. Foxx also talked about what her predecessor will have to do to eradicate violence.

Foxx says neighborhoods need reinvestment, and that she's tired of hearing that the Cook County State's Attorney can stop the violence.

"People ask me, 'what is it that you're doing about violent crime,'" Foxx said. "Well, we're focusing our energy and our resources on violent crime. When I came into office like I said in 2016, I looked and said 'how are we using our state's attorney's office resources to keep our community safe, to address violence.'"

Foxx acknowledges that her tenure was marked by public disagreements under the administration of Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown. She expressed different opinions from Lightfoot and Brown on the role of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on when to charge criminals arrested by the Chicago Police Department.

Foxx also spoke out about all the criticism she's received in her eight years in office. She's handled many high profile cases, including the prosecution of Jussie Smollett among others.

Foxx says she doesn't know what she is going to do next in her career.

The primary election is March 19.