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Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Partnership with Lurie Children’s in Juvenile Court Receives National Hospital Association RecognitionCHICAGO - The Juvenile Justice Collaborative (JJC), a deferred prosecution program led by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s…
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CCSAO Deputy Bureau Chief Throws Out First Pitch at Cubs vs. Reds Game CHICAGO — Representing the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, veteran prosecutor David Williams, Deputy Chief of the Multi-Jurisdiction Bureau (MJB), threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, May 6,…
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CHICAGO - The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office today announces the guilty plea of Joseph Brooks for the 2023 murder of Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston, who was killed in an attempted armed robbery as she returned home after the end of her shift. Brooks, 22…
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CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) will help monitor Election Day activity to ensure that voters can cast their ballots free from intimidation, electioneering, interference, or other barriers that could impede their right to vote, such as the presence of United States…
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The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has implemented a sweeping protocol to ensure it can move forward with prosecuting ICE agents should a review of the evidence determine that felony criminal charges are warranted. The protocol, which was shared with and evaluated by criminal justice…
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CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has started referring eligible youth to an unprecedented pilot program that ensures juveniles charged with serious offenses remain engaged in school, receive cognitive…
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CHICAGO - Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke today announced that prosecutors have charged Adam Beckerink with First Degree Murder in connection with the killing of his wife, 36-year-old Caitlin Tracey, whose body was discovered at the bottom of a stairwell in…
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This article, by Sophie Sherry, appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times print edition on Dec. 19, 2025. The Cook County state’s attorney’s office will launch a new pilot program offering an alternative to jail for teenage boys from the city’s West Side who’ve been accused of serious crimes.The…
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CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has secured more than $1 million in funding from the Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC) and a private foundation to launch an innovative pilot program that will provide academic support and after-school wraparound services,…
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CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke today discussed the mission of the newly formed Choice Protection Unit (CPU), a multi-disciplinary team at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) that is devoted to safeguarding reproductive rights, during a national…