Second candidate joining race to replace Kim Foxx as Cook County state’s attorney
The original lobby of the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Jan. 27, 2023.
The 2024 race for Cook County state’s attorney will soon have a new contender: a recently retired justice who stepped away from the bench to run for the top prosecutor’s spot.retired from her position as a justice of Cook County’s 1st District Appellate Court to run for the seat being vacated by two-term Democrat Kim Foxx, according to a spokesperson for O’Neill Burke’s campaign.
“Eileen believes we need to put resources into juvenile, veterans, drug, and mental health courts, to help people get back on the right path and build stronger, safer communities,” a bio provided by her campaign stated.The bio noted O’Neill Burke supports “thoughtful reform and restorative justice, to ensure that the system focuses on safety and fairness, not jailing people indefinitely because they are poor or mentally ill.
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