Glen R. Weber for
Jo Daviess County
State's Attorney
Proven Prosecutor. Trusted Experience.
Justice for Jo Daviess County.
About Glen
Glen Robert Weber has dedicated his career to prosecuting criminals and protecting victims. Licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1987, he served as an Assistant State's Attorney in Winnebago County before being elected State's Attorney of Jo Daviess County in 2000, where he served until 2004. After his term in Jo Daviess County, he served as First Assistant State's Attorney in Boone County. During his Jo Daviess term he tried 20 jury trials and won a guilty verdict in every one. He is certified by the State Capital Litigation Trial Bar, and in 2001 was named Illinois States Attorney of the Year by the Illinois State Crime Commission.
Record of Results
Founded and served as President of Tyler's Justice Center for Children, the first child advocacy center serving Jo Daviess, Carroll, and Stephenson counties
Sent over 1,000 felons to prison as a felony prosecutor and supervisor
Won the first jury verdicts in Jo Daviess County history under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act and for financial exploitation of an elderly person
Obtained over $500,000 in court-awarded restitution for crime victims
Saved taxpayers over $340,000 defending the county in complex tax litigation
Instituted a victim/witness program and organized the county's first DUI victim impact panel
Handled over 1,400 cases, cleared the criminal and civil docket backlogs, and operated under a balanced budget
Taught trial techniques to prosecutors nationwide for the National College of District Attorneys and trained sexual assault victim advocates for fourteen years