(Editor’s note: The following is an email written by Cook County prosecutor Jason Poje, circulated to colleagues last week.)
To my colleagues:
After 20 years, I always kind of figured an email like this would start with “It is with a heavy heart that I leave …” The truth is, I can’t get out of here fast enough.
Let me start with the positive. There is not a single day that has gone by that I have not felt truly honored to work with such an incredible group of people who spent every waking hour on behalf of victims. This opportunity has been a gift for which I have no words to explain the extent of my gratitude….