Cook County State's Attorney-elect Eileen O'Neill Burke announces full transition team
The 29-person team will advise the prosecutor's office on everything from handling gun violence cases to wrongful convictions ...
Incoming Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announces transition team
As she prepares to take office next month, Cook County States Attorney-elect Eileen O'Neill Burke on Friday shed some light ...
Calls renewed for Cook County judge's resignation as domestic violence cases getting closer look
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for a Cook County judge to resign.
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New Cook County prosecutor faces challenges to fix Kim Foxx legacy
A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...
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Who is Kim Foxx? Cook County State Attorney speaks out over Jussie Smollett’s overturned conviction
On November 21, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction. The actor was charged and convicted ...
Jussie Smollett's attorney says actor was 'harmed substantially' by conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court threw out Jussie Smollett's conviction after finding the state's prosecution unfair due to an ...
Jussie Smollett's conviction in hoax attack overturned by state supreme court
The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate ...
Cook County Chief Judge says Lacramioara Beldie’s death ‘should not have occurred’
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has pledged to provide additional training for all Cook County judges who hear domestic violence cases and petitions for orders of protection, improve ...
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How David Cook went from Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s ally to lead the movement to replace him
The two-term Republican caught many Capitol observers off guard when he emerged as the standard-bearer for a coalition that ...
Cook County politician told cops, ‘I’m an elected official’ during DUI arrest
Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele mocked cops and said ‘I’m an elected official’ during DUI arrest.
In Samantha Steele's DUI arrest, Cook County politician told Chicago cops, ‘I’m an elected official'
Police body-camera video recordings show Democratic Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele told Chicago officers she ...
Illinois high court overturns Jussie Smollett’s convictions in allegedly staged hate crime
In a stunning move, the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the convictions of former “Empire” actor Jussie ...