James Glasgow - Biography
Will County State’s Attorney James W. Glasgow has a long and distinguished career during which he has implemented groundbreaking initiatives to investigate, prosecute and prevent crime.
State’s Attorney Glasgow:
- Formed Will County’s first Gang Prosecution Unit and organized gang sweeps that reduced local gang shootings 40 percent in the 1990s
and were featured on Peter Jennings’ World News Tonight. - He pioneered Will County’s first Specialized Domestic Violence Court, which mandated abuser counseling to break the destructive cycle of violence.
- He obtained $1.5 million in federal funding to enable prosecutors, police and victim advocates to battle domestic violence.
- He purchased a new, ADA-accessible shuttle bus for use by the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County to transport local veterans from Joliet to Hines VA Hospital where they receive necessary medical services. State’s Attorney Glasgow purchased the shuttle bus using money forfeited to the state by criminals.
- He formed a Financial Crimes Prosecution Unit to assist those who are the victims of financial exploitation, theft, identity theft or loan fraud with an emphasis on protecting senior citizens.
- He established the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center to stop child sexual predators in their tracks.
- He spearheaded the creation of the Will County Drug Court, which was selected as one of the top 10 programs in the nation after posting a 92 percent success rate.
- He collected more than $1.5 million for local businesses through the State’s Attorney’s Bad Check Restitution Program.
- He wrote the Animal Torture Statute, which created the first felony charge in Illinois for the abuse and torture of animals.
- He has authored several Gang Awareness and Prevention books, one of which was called “the primary primer on gangs” by the Chicago Tribune.
- And he formed a Crime Prevention Division that travels the county to educate citizens about gang violence, financial scams that target senior citizens, Internet safety and drug abuse prevention.
State’s Attorney Glasgow received his Juris Doctor from Northern Illinois Law School in DeKalb, Illinois. He has been practicing law since 1981. He and his wife, Gina, are the proud parents of five children: four sons and a daughter. They also are the happy owners of a Great Dane and a Collie.
He is serving his fourth term as Will County’s elected state’s attorney.
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Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow, Will County Chief Judge Gerald Kinney and Circuit Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes announce the establishment of a Will County Veterans and Servicemembers Court to provide critical treatment, counseling and assistance to local veterans and servicemembers who have struggled with mental health and substance abuse disorders since returning home from military operations.
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Will County Children's Advocacy Center honored by Community Service Council of Will County
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow is pleased to announce that the Community Service Council of Will County Inc. has chosen the Will County Children's Advocacy Center to receive its Outstanding Agency in Human Services Award for 2012.
