Karen Conti, Chicago trial attorney, joins Jon Hansen – in for Bob Sirott – to talk about Eileen O’Neill Burke’s swearing in as Cook County State’s Attorney and what ...

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 ...

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

Kim Foxx steps down as Cook County State's Attorney, leaving behind a legacy of justice reform and controversy.

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. Several of Cook ...

The chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County is speaking out, after a deadly stabbing last month prompted new calls to ...

Eileen O’Neill Burke has been officially sworn in as the new Cook County State’s Attorney. Here I used a Wenge bowl blank to ...

Eileen O'Neill Burke is set to be sworn in as the new Cook County State's Attorney Monday morning, after winning the race ...

Foxx, who chose not to seek a third term as Cook County's top prosecutor, said her office worked “tirelessly to enhance the ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke pledged to get “seismic things done” Monday morning as she took her oath of ...

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.