Cook County Judge Rejects Push to Appoint Special Prosecutor to Investigate Alleged ICE Misconduct – WTTW (Chicago)

Judge Erica Reddick’s ruling Thursday came after more than 400 attorneys, clergy members, elected officials and community organizers accused Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke of abandoning her official duties in refusing to investigate widespread allegations of crimes committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in and around Chicago. But Reddick found that it is law enforcement agencies, not the prosecutor’s office, that are tasked with launching such investigations.