Cook County’s top prosecutor answers listener questions

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke joins Say More to answer questions about prosecuting federal agents and protecting crime victims.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke oversees the second-largest prosecutor office in the country. Recently, she’s been calling out what she sees as fundamental problems with the state’s system of pre-trial release, and tackling crime on public transit. But critics say she is highlighting a few extreme cases to make the justice system less fair and more punitive.

O’Neill Burke explains her position and takes questions from…

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