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 ...

The $1,000 threshold​ to make retail theft a felony crime​—which was set by O'Neill Burke's predecessor, Kim Foxx​—will be ...

Retailers are relieved by the move by State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke, and believe the move by previous State's ...

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office is officially under new management, and Eileen O'Neill Burke has signaled a ...

Pledging to “build a safer, stronger Cook County,” new State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced policy changes Monday ...

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.

A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...

Upon taking the oath as Cook County's new state's attorney, O'Neill Burke says it is time to hold criminals accountable. In her first policy change, the office will seek pre-trial detention for ...

CHICAGO — 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.