On Monday, Bob Fioretti was slinging mud at his opponent, dredging up a case Eileen O'Neill Burke prosecuted 30 years ago of a young boy who was later found to be wrongfully convicted of murder.
The Republican candidate for Cook County state's attorney, Bob Fioretti, is considered an underdog against the Democratic favorite, retired judge Eileen O'Neill Burke.But on Monday, Fioretti was slinging mud at his opponent in this David vs. Goliath battle, dredging up a case she prosecuted 30 years ago of a young boy who was later found to be wrongfully convicted of murder. That's because a judge later threw the conviction out based on a coerced confession.
"If Burke will lie about an innocent 11-year-old, she will lie about everything, as she has proven in this campaign."Fioretti himself is no stranger to controversy, however. He is Chicago's former 2nd Ward alderman and was a member of the council's progressive caucus as a Democrat. He has run for mayor and Cook County Board chairman as a Democrat and now state's attorney as a Republican. In the past, he has been sued by former campaign workers who he had failed to pay.
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