Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced a new policy Thursday, hoping to crack down on “switches" and ...

The policy change would mean that prosecutors could not agree to plea deals that do not include a prison sentence in any ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is pushing for a $200 million relief fund in Springfield, but he knows it won’t be an easy ...