This November, voters will elect the Cook County State’s Attorney.
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Incumbent Kim Foxx is not running for re-election. Three candidates are seeking to replace her: Republican Bob Fioretti, Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke and Libertarian Andrew Kopinski.
ABC7 Chicago spoke with O’Neill Burke and Fioretti. Mr. Kopinski had planned to join us, but was unable to because of a family matter.
The conversations began by asking both candidates what their top priority would be, if elected.
As election day comes closer, ABC7 Chicago sat down with two of the candidates looking to be elected as the Cook County State’s Attorney.
O’Neill Burke said guns were a top priority.
“That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone because we had 764 shot this summer in Chicago alone,” she said. “We are seeing a mass shooting now on a regular basis.”
For Fioretti, his first priority is “to restore the rule of law.”
“Second, support the victims of crime,” he added. “And third, let’s break this whole cycle of crime and corruption that we see throughout this city and county.”