CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald plans to talk about his decision to step down as Chicago's top federal prosecutor. Fitzgerald issued a written statement Wednesday saying he will step down at the end of June and take the summer off before considering other job possibilities. At a Thursday news conference he will be asked about his decision and future plans. Many who have followed his career say he will have no shortage of options after nearly a quarter century of prosecuting terrorists, mobsters, corrupt public officials and even an aide to a sitting vice president. Among the possibilities being suggested for Fitzgerald: private law practice, general counsel of a Fortune 500 company or a high public office such as FBI director or attorney general. Fitzgerald is married and has two children.
US Attorney Fitzgerald to talk life after Chicago
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FILE - In this April 25, 2007 file photo, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald speaks at a news conference at the federal building in Chicago about the arrest of John P. Tomkins, 42, of Dubuque, Iowa, who was arrested and charged with sending dud pipe bombs and threatening letters to investment companies in Denver and Kansas City in an effort to drive up stock prices. On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Fitzgerald's office in Chicago announced that he was stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois effective June 30, 2012. Fitzgerald has held the post for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2003 file photo, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald explains a 91-page indictment against former Illinois Gov. George Ryan in Chicago. On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Fitzgerald's office in Chicago announced that he was stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois effective June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Anne Ryan, File)
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FILE - In this June 27, 2011 file photo, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald speaks at a news conference after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted by a jury of 17 of 20 corruption charges. On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Fitzgerald's office announced that he is stepping down effective June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 file photo, Patrick Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, leaves a news conference on crutches at the federal building in Chicago after a jury convicted Illinois powerbroker William Cellini of conspiring to shake down the Oscar-winning producer of "Million Dollar Baby" for campaign cash. On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Fitzgerald's office announced that he is stepping down effective June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2008 file photo, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald talks about the criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges at a news conference in Chicago. On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Fitzgerald's office announced that he is stepping down effective June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2005 file photo, Patrick Fitzgerald, special counsel in the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation, speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington following the indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. On Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Fitzgerald's office in Chicago announced that he was stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois effective June 30, 2012. Fitzgerald has held the post for the Northern District of Illinois for more than a decade. He is leaving the Justice Department after nearly 24 years, including his time as an assistant U.S. Attorney in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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