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DAY ONE PRIORITIES BY THE NUMBERS: 100 DAYS, 115 GUN-RELATED DETENTIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 14, 2025CONTACT:sao.media@cookcountysao.orgDAY ONE PRIORITIES BY THE NUMBERS: 100 DAYS, 115 GUN-RELATED DETENTIONSUnder Burke, prosecutors have sought pre-trial detention for 202 felony firearm cases involving switches, ghost guns, or other modified weapons; judges…
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COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY BURKE PROPOSES FIX TO DIVERSION PROGRAMS FOR FIRST-TIME, NONVIOLENT GUN OFENDERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2025CONTACT: sao.media@cookcountysao.orgCOOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY BURKE PROPOSES FIX TO DIVERSION PROGRAMS FOR FIRST-TIME, NONVIOLENT GUN OFENDERSProposal would allow otherwise law-abiding citizens to obtain a FOID card upon successful completion of…
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Cook County State's Attorney Announces New Policy to Crack Down on 'Switches' and Other Illegally Modified Guns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 30, 2025CONTACT:sao.media@cookcountysao.orgCook County State's Attorney Announces New Policy to Crack Down on 'Switches' and Other Illegally Modified GunsCHICAGO - Set against a fifteenfold increase in the number of illegally modified firearms being recovered by local…
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Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke Announces New Detention Policy to Increase Public Safety and Protect Victims

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 2, 2024CONTACTCCSAO - sao.media@cookcountysao.orgCook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke Announces New Detention Policy to Increase Public Safety and Protect VictimsProsecutors will seek pre-trial detention for the highest classes of violent offenses, all…
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