Cook County, Illinois / State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

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State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program, Cook County, Illinois

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $21,221; the highest distinct record was $27,361.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $191.6K
Employees: 10
Median total: $21,221
Highest record: $27,361

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$4,006$27,361+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($21,221) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $19,155 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$4,560

$15,966

$21,221

$25,772

$26,820

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $26,820 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,560. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Assistant State's Attorney

10 · $21,221

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Every role here

Job titles in State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

1 title has enough holders to report on, listed alphabetically with the number of people in each.

Assistant State's Attorney 10

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nancy Grauer Kisicki

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$27,361

Base pay: $27,361
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,361
Hire date: 1985-11-01

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fbd02d9e-968b-4c7f-958a-de1da587a515
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362227

At State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program, Nancy Grauer Kisicki serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. They have served since 1985 (about 33 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $27,361.

Jon Walters

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$26,820

Base pay: $26,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,820
Hire date: 1992-07-01
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 769b8303-e844-4216-9e28-93de2d6bb9b0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362212

At State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program, Jon Walters serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $26,820.

John Nowak

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$25,772

Base pay: $25,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,772
Hire date: 2001-05-21
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: cba716df-8f0c-4bac-8115-5f4eec5d4309
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362229

John Nowak holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program. Hired in 2001, they have about 17 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $25,772.

Christine Cook

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$25,263

Base pay: $25,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,263
Hire date: 1991-04-16

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 731fb454-c6b9-4f28-9572-14410866f9a3
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362218

Christine Cook works as a Assistant State's Attorney for State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. Christine earned $25,263 in 2018.

Matthew Connors

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$21,645

Base pay: $21,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,645
Hire date: 1999-06-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: c76262c0-a339-4350-840e-b36d2f24dbfa
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362230

Matthew Connors holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $21,645.

Brian Hodes

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$20,797

Base pay: $20,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,797
Hire date: 2005-09-06
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: afa7141a-ce1e-4183-8968-f194973ca67a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362226

Brian Hodes is a Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program. They have served since 2005 (about 13 years). 2018 total compensation came to $20,797.

Noah Montague

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$19,363

Base pay: $19,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,363
Hire date: 2003-09-08
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 3c8709af-11f7-4b20-a652-ed18f47cc0f7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362223

Noah Montague is a Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $19,363.

Devin Mapes

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$15,966

Base pay: $15,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,966
Hire date: 2018-03-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e7de7439-c81d-4cdb-831e-dcbbd8921dbe
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1172
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362222

Devin Mapes holds the role of Assistant State's Attorney at State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program. Their tenure dates to 2018, under a year. In 2018, their total compensation was $15,966.

Mary Needham

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$4,560

Base pay: $4,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,560
Hire date: 1992-08-11
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 00e833c8-ecbf-4e2c-9b66-9472d1949d79
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 500
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362211

At State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program, Mary Needham serves as a Assistant State's Attorney. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 26 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $4,560.

Clare Wesolik Connolly

Assistant State's Attorney/State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program

2018 total comp

$4,006

Base pay: $4,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,006
Hire date: 1991-09-16
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 36d7820e-1eee-400d-ab74-8b3137ff0b81
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 1156
Office: 1622
Position Id: 362203

Clare Wesolik Connolly works as a Assistant State's Attorney for State's Attorney, Appellate Assistance Program. Hired in 1991, they have about 27 years of service. Clare earned $4,006 in 2018.