Haine Releases Annual Report for State’s Attorney’s Office

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine released his office’s annual report detailing prosecution trends and internal initiatives from calendar year 2025, presenting it on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, to the county board in Edwardsville.

The report, covering the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, outlines work across multiple divisions and is intended to show “the breadth and magnitude of the office’s work,” including areas that “often are out of public view,” such as involuntary mental-health commitments, which the report says “have nearly doubled” to 488 petitions filed in 2025.

“This report shows the hard work of our assistant state’s attorneys, investigators, victim advocates, and support staff who serve this community every day,” Haine said. “This report also reminds us that excellence isn’t an accident. It’s the product of consistent effort, thoughtful planning, and a team committed to doing the right thing.”

Among the report’s highlights, the office operated under budget for a fifth straight year. Haine described that as “proof that strong justice and responsible stewardship can go hand-in-hand.”

The report also points to staffing and recruitment efforts. It says the office finished 2025 with a full staff of 32 assistant state’s attorneys after a recruitment campaign that brought in eight new prosecutors. “Finishing the year fully-staffed with highly-qualified prosecutors is more than a milestone,” Haine said. “It’s an investment in the safety of Madison County.”

In case activity, the report says 3,229 new felony charges were filed in 2025, up from 2,970 in 2024. It also reports 21,794 misdemeanor, traffic and DUI charges filed, described as roughly the same as 2024. Drug-related offenses were the most frequently filed category of felonies, followed by thefts.

The report includes data related to the SAFE-T Act. It says the office filed 696 detention petitions in 2025, up from 562 in 2024, and held 501 detention hearings, up from 426 the year before. The report says detention was granted in 359 cases after court hearings, a 72% detention rate. It attributes the results to “thorough preparation by prosecutors, close coordination with law enforcement and effective courtroom advocacy.”

The report also notes 11 defendants were charged with first-degree murder in 2025, compared with six in 2024. It says five defendants were convicted of first-degree murder in 2025, with another five convicted in January 2026.

Other initiatives cited include progress in digitizing and storing records, with 17,395 case files digitized in 2025. The report also notes an amicus brief filed in a federal appeal involving Illinois’ ban on so-called assault weapons, joined by state’s attorneys from 34 other counties.

“Our mission is simple: protect the people of Madison County and pursue justice with integrity, fairness, and determination,” Haine said. “The work of a prosecutor’s office is never truly complete due to the continuous cycle of crime and caseloads, but our Annual Report gives us an opportunity to gauge our success and look for opportunities to improve. We measure success not just by numbers, but by the trust we earn and the confidence we build.”

The report is available on the State’s Attorney’s Office website at www.madcosao.gov.

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