Cook County state’s attorney hits back on ‘heavy-handed’ petition for Operation Midway Blitz outside prosecutor – Chicago Tribune*

The office argued that the petitioners disagree with Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s prosecutorial decisions, and would “prefer that she make those decisions based on public sentiment, political pressure, the urging of elected officials and information gleaned from newspaper articles and civil pleadings” rather than on a criminal investigation conducted by law enforcement.