Chicago’s public defenders are among the best-resourced in Illinois, but even there, massive case loads have attorneys and ...

Illinois Attorney General special prosecutor investigation rooted in years of internecine battles involving budgetary control ...

A former high-ranking Cook County assistant state’s attorney now in private practice can remain as special prosecutor in an alleged wrongful conviction case that was initially handled by attorneys he ...

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

According to the Harvey police chief, the Cook County State's Attorney office dropped the felony charges against Alderwoman ...

The Cook County Criminal Justice Dashboard provides a new way for residents to access local criminal justice data ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke on Reshaping the Office Clip: 5/27/2025 | 11m 27s | CC The county's top prosecutor promised a new approach when she was sworn in six months ago.

Chicago’s got a new top prosecutor in town. Eileen O’Neill Burke was sworn in as Cook County’s state attorney on December 2, filling the seat previously held by Kim Foxx. O’Neill Burke, a ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed Monday to crack down on gun criminals as she takes the reins as the top law enforcement official in a county she says is “being ...

Eileen O'Neill Burke was sworn in as the new Cook County State's Attorney Monday morning after winning the race with more than twice as many votes as her Republican challenger.

Eileen O'Neill Burke was sworn in as the new Cook County State's Attorney Monday morning after winning the race with more than twice as many votes as her Republican challenger.

Eight years after Kim Foxx rode a wave of voter outrage over the police murder of Laquan McDonald to take over the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, voters hewed closer to tradition ...