Overview
- Judge Tiana Blakely found William Swetz guilty of aggravated battery for throwing a drink at former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.
- The judge acquitted Swetz of the separate aggravated assault count tied to allegations he used his vehicle as a weapon.
- Prosecutors said the June 2024 confrontation in Flossmoor involved Swetz tossing a brown liquid from a cup and driving toward Foxx, forcing her off the roadway.
- The Illinois Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the two-day bench trial held at the Markham courthouse.
- Swetz is due back in court on January 8 for post-trial motions that could precede sentencing.