Cook County’s top prosecutor touts increase in pretrial detention, urges electronic monitoring reform – Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke gives her remarks during City Club of Chicago’s luncheon at Maggiano’s Banquets in River North, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. | Pat Nabong/Sun-TimesSince taking office, judges have granted detention in 80 percent of violent crime cases, 85 percent of aggravated domestic battery and 76 percent of machine gun cases, all higher than under the previous state’s attorney, Kim Foxx.
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Hello, Indiana!
6 months ago

Burke would do well to keep an eye on Evans’ replacement. He sounds like he is cut from the same cloth.

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