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Eileen O'Neill Burke | |
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| Cook County State's Attorney | |
| In office December 1, 2024 – December 1, 2028 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Foxx |
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| Born | 1966 approx. Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BA) Kent College of Law (JD) |
Eileen O'Neill Burke[1], born in either 1966 or 1967, is the current[2] State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois, United States. Prior to serving as State's Attorney, O'Neill Burke was a Justice in the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court (2016–2023)[3] and a Judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County (2008–2016).[4]
Cook County State's Attorney
[edit]O'Neill Burke began her term as Cook County State's Attorney on December 1, 2024[5] and appointed Hon. Anna H. Demacopoulos (Ret.) to serve as First Assistant State's Attorney.[6]
During her first few days in office, O'Neill Burke implemented numerous policy changes.[5] Those policy changes include a mandate for Assistant State's Attorneys (ASAs) to file a petition for pretrial detention for every defendant charged with murder or a violent Class X felony, which includes aggravated arson, aggravated battery of a child, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, armed robbery, home invasion and solicitation of murder.[7] Additionally, ASAs must file a petition for detention for defendants charged with detainable felonies while using or possessing a firearm, domestic violence involving a weapon, sex offenses involving victims under 13 years old, and possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).[7]
Personal life
[edit]O'Neill Burke has been married to her husband John, a law school classmate, for 34 years.[8] The couple has four children.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eileen O'Neill Burke on cookcountystatesattorney.org". www.cookcountystatesattorney.org.
- ^ "New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke vows to lower 'war zone numbers' of Chicago violence". Chicago Sun Times. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Justice Eileen O'Neill Burke - Illinois Judge's Association". ija.org. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Cook County State's Attorney Race 2024: Get To Know Democrat Eileen O'Neill Burke - Block Club Chicago". blockclubchicago.org. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ a b Vitello, Barbara (2024-12-02). "Newly sworn Cook County state's attorney announces changes to detention policy". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ CWBChicago (2024-11-29). "Smollett prosecutor out, seasoned judge and prosecutor in as top State's Attorney aide". CWB Chicago. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ a b "As she is sworn in, State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke decries violence and pledges new detention policy". Chicago Tribune. 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Eileen O'Neill Burke is 'Not Related to THAT Burke' — But He Backed Her Appellate Court Bid". WTTW News. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Eileen O'Neill Burke - City Club of Chicago". www.cityclub-chicago.org. Retrieved 2024-12-04.