The new Cook County state’s attorney is setting policy for pretrial detention and retail thefts. After officially being sworn ...
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke pledged to get “seismic things done” Monday morning as she took her oath of ...
With thefts across the city at the worst levels in five years, retailers have high hopes for a crackdown on shoplifting by ...
Pledging to “build a safer, stronger Cook County,” new State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced policy changes Monday ...
The 52-year-old progressive prosecutor transformed the state’s attorney’s office. Now, she’s ready for rest and rediscovery.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office is officially under new management, and Eileen O'Neill Burke has signaled a ...
Retailers are relieved by the move by State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke, and believe the move by previous State's ...
The $1,000 threshold​ to make retail theft a felony crime​—which was set by O'Neill Burke's predecessor, Kim Foxx​—will be ...
Former Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Trutenko called the prosecution that he won in 1989 against Jackie Wilson the “crown jewel of his career,” according to prosecutors. But the ...
A Norridge man accused of dissemination and possession of child pornography is now facing felony charges. On Thursday, the ...
The county's new top prosecutor highlighted Illinois' assault weapons ban as a key tool in tamping down the violence she says has "overshadowed" the region.