Eileen O’Neill Burke’s experience, deep understanding of the state’s attorney’s office and passion for Chicago make her a candidate primed to change the city.
Cook County state’s attorney candidate Eileen O’Neill Burke speaks during an appearance March 11, 2024, at the City Club. As a Chicagoan hopeful for the opportunity that our city has under Eileen O’Neill Burke’s leadership of the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, I object to Laura Washington’s ill-conceived attempt to turn voters against O’Neill Burke Burke at the eleventh hour by accusing her of espousing the beliefs of some of her supporters.
If you read O’Neill Burke’s background, it is hard to disagree with her experience being extremely relevant for this role. She has 10 years in the state’s attorney’s office, seven years as a criminal defense attorney and 15 years as a judge. She has committed her career to the fair application of the law.
Her thesis is that Eileen O’Neill Burke is like Paul Vallas, who had “ties to John Catanzara, the inflammatory president of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police” and received “massive” contributions from “Republican and conservative interests.” Washington’s language exudes bias: While Clayton Harris III “raised” contributions, O’Neill Burke “hauled in” donations from “conservative donors.
Ledbetter fails to address the stark contrast between the experiences of individuals such as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Carter and Martha Stewart, who have access to premium health care, and the experiences of countless others who struggle to afford basic medical necessities. These prominent figures may not have to worry about rationing medicine or doctor visits due to lack of funds, but the same cannot be said for the majority of older adults.
While I appreciate Ledbetter’s efforts to shed light on the stigma surrounding aging, it is essential to acknowledge the broader socioeconomic factors that exacerbate disparities in health care access. By overlooking the experiences of those who do not enjoy the same privileges, we risk perpetuating harmful stereotypes and neglecting the urgent need for systemic change.
We now have emergency room physicians, hospitalists and superspecialists in every field. However, in my opinion, the single greatest advance has been in the development of vaccines. Vaccines for measles, mumps rubella, chickenpox, pneumonia, meningitis, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, rotavirus and others have changed the world.
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