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Legal Information, Investigations and Prosecutions attorneys work in the following practice areas: Branch Courts and Traffic.
Branch Courts
Branch Court attorneys prosecute municipal ordinance violations cited primarily by the Chicago Police Department. There are six misdemeanor branch court locations throughout the City. One prosecutor is assigned to each branch court facility and handles all the ordinance violation cases that appear in that courtroom. Occasionally prosecutors appear on ordinance violations that are citied in felony cases as well. Offenses prosecuted by the Branch Court attorneys range from misdemeanor offenses which carry a potential or mandatory penalty of jail time to fine-only offenses.
Traffic
The primary responsibility of Traffic Court prosecutors is to prosecute minor traffic violations issued under the Chicago Municipal Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code that occur within the City limits. There are six courtrooms in Traffic Court which are designated to handle the 200,000+ traffic citations filed annually, primarily by the Chicago Police Department. The cases vary from routine moving violations to complex accident cases that may involve serious personal injuries, fatalities and/or multiple vehicles.
Demonstration Duty
All Prosecutions attorneys, as well as other Law Department attorneys, are responsible for attending various City of Chicago festivals and demonstrations at the request of the Chicago Police Department. The role of the Assistant Corporation Counsel at these festivals and demonstrations is to advise the Police Department on First Amendment Freedom of Speech and mass arrest issues, as well as various other matters as needed.
