Upon taking the oath of office, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced policy changes aimed at reducing violence and protecting victims by empowering prosecutors to seek detention as provided under the law.
Effective on Day 1 of State's Attorney Burke's term, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office sought detention for: every detainable felony offense where an offender used or possessed a firearm equipped with an extended magazine, drum magazine, automatic switch, or used a ghost gun or defaced firearm; any domestic violence-related, stalking or sex offense where the offender used or possessed a weapon; any detainable felony offense that is committed on public transportation; all Murder or Class X felony offenses (e.g., First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Arson, Aggravated Battery of a Child, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking, Armed Robbery, Home Invasion, Solicitation of Murder); all sex offenses where the victim was under the age of 13 and the offender was an adult throughout the duration of the offense or when the offense was committed during the commission of another felony; and all cases involving the manufacture, dissemination, or possession of child pornography.
The Detention Dashboard includes the hearing date, charges, and results for instances in which the CCSAO petitions for an offender to remain detained.