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CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke today announced the citywide implementation of Expedited Felony Review (EFR), an expansion of a successful pilot program that allows comprehensively trained Chicago Police Department officers to directly file certain nonviolent…

CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has filed first-degree murder charges against a 68-year-old man who is accused of fatally shooting an acquaintance inside the man's Gold Coast apartment in 2004 and then fleeing the country after he was questioned in connection…

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke welcomed 37 new prosecutors to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) during a swearing-in ceremony on Thursday for the Class of 2025, the first cohort of recent law school graduates recruited and trained by her administration. The…

The offender was convicted of first-degree murder for using a ghost gun with an extended magazine to fatally shoot Woom Sing Tse, a beloved grandfather and father of three CHICAGO — A jury today convicted Alphonso Joyner, 27, of fatally shooting 71-year-old Woom Sing Tse as he walked down…

CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office today announced a range of charges in the highly orchestrated smash-and-grab burglary of the Louis Vuitton Chicago Michigan Avenue store that resulted in the death of an innocent civilian on his way to work. The seven offenders who were…

CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke today announced that charges have been filed against six offenders who allegedly stole $170,500 worth of watches from a Michigan Avenue Rolex store during a brazen daytime smash and grab on September 5, 2025. The offenders…

 New law improves process for first-time offenders in non-violent, low-level gun possession cases to obtain FOID card upon successful compliance with a diversion program  CHICAGO — A measure championed by Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke that will…

CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke today announced the indictment of Bradley Robertson, 41, a teacher’s aide at northwest suburban Palatine High School, for allegedly possessing multiple files depicting child sexual abuse images on his cell phone. An investigation…

Measure before Gov. JB Pritzker would streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offendersBy Jeremy Gorner // Chicago Tribune On the final day of the spring legislative session, the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly passed a measure intended to make it easier for people who have…

CONTACT: sao.media@cookcountysao.org     Full day of programming includes live demonstrations of weapons; multidisciplinary panels on best courtroom strategies  CHICAGO — In partnership with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and the Joyce…