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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…

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…

CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has started referring eligible youth to …

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…

This article, by Sophie Sherry, appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times print edition on Dec. 19, 2025.

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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…

CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke today discussed the mission of the newly formed Choice Protection…

CHICAGO — At the conclusion of her first year in office, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke sat down with WGN-TV anchor Patrick Elwood for a wide-ranging interview that spanned the new administration’s Day One…

CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke marked one year in office today by issuing a progress report as well as laying out a vision for how her reinvigorated office can continue building on the momentum of 2025’s public safety gains. At a City Club of…

CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has filed five felony counts of sexual assault against a former mental health counselor at Hartgrove Behavioral Health Hospital. Edmund Rivers, 68, is accused of sexually…