Backers of Cook County state’s attorney candidate Clayton Harris III are arguing his opponent’s “irresponsible and reckless lack of judgment” in prosecuting a young boy in 1… ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case involving machine gun-type weapons, according to a new policy ...

Which puts the Cook County state’s attorney — the elected official responsible for 700 lawyers prosecuting crimes among a population greater than Ireland’s — in a bind.

Nearly 160,000 mail-in ballots are outstanding in the Democratic primary election for Cook County state's attorney, the I-Team has learned. There are two major questions after Tuesday's election.

Winner of Cook County state's attorney primary may not be decided until end of the week — or later Some 100,000 votes or more are still to be counted in the close race, including votes cast in ...

Last fall, current Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx raised the threshold for filing felony charges from the state law level of $300 to $1,000. The candidates offered different approaches to ...

Democratic candidates for Cook County state’s attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III have both vowed to support an effort that would require an attorney for all juveniles during ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case involving machine gun-type weapons, according to a new policy ...

The Cook County state's attorney has been accused of threatening a witness in a murder case Civil rights lawyer Jennifer Bonjean told Judge Carol Howard she believed State’s Attorney Eileen O ...

Just moments after being sworn in as Cook County's new state's attorney, Eileen O'Neill Burke announced a change to the county's policy involving the controversial SAFE-T Act.

At a court hearing Wednesday, the Cook County State’s Attorney Office dropped felony battery charges against Ald. Colby ...

6 months ago, Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill, Burke promised a new approach to tackling violent crime. Key to that approach has been asking her prosecutors to seek pretrial detention ...