Anita Alvarez
Anita Alvarez | |
|---|---|
| Cook County State's Attorney | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – December 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Devine |
| Succeeded by | Kim Foxx |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1960 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Loyola University Chicago (BS) Illinois Institute of Technology (JD) |
Anita M. Alvarez (born January 16, 1960) is the former State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois, United States. Alvarez was the first Hispanic woman elected to this position, after being the first Latina to win the Democratic nomination for state's attorney of Cook County.