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In partnership with Humane World for Animals, prosecutors launch first-of-its-kind training for Cook County CHICAGO – The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the nonprofit Humane World for Animals, has hosted the…
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CHICAGO – After seeing an increase in deportations from federal immigration agents, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office is becoming one of the first jurisdictions in the country to explicitly prohibit its vendors from sharing data that may end up in the hands of ICE and other federal…
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77 recent law school graduates join the CCSAO, help rebuild the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s officeCHICAGO – Today, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke welcomed 77 new prosecutors to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO), the largest-ever class of recent law school…
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CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke today announced her office’s FY2027 budget priorities, outlining a strategic plan that will help prosecutors handle cases more efficiently, expand capacity to process forensic evidence, strengthen services for victims of crime, and generate an…
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Chicago — Today, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office presented oral argument before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Illinois, et al., a challenge to sanctuary policies implemented by Cook County, Chicago, the State of Illinois and other local jurisdictions. The CCSAO is…
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The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed its brief defending Cook County's assault weapons ban with the U.S. Supreme Court, a crucial step in the fight to preserve life-saving gun control measures. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case, Viramontes v. Cook…
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CHICAGO - Today, defendant Chevazz Campbell appeared in First Appearance Court on a First-Degree Murder charge in connection with the fatal stabbing of rail maintenance janitor Julian Mobley at the Damen Green Line CTA station on Oct. 8, 2026. Campbell was ordered detained. The proffer read in…
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CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke today announced the legal team that will defend Cook County’s assault weapons ban before the U.S. Supreme Court, bringing together leading Supreme Court litigators, constitutional law experts, experienced government attorneys and gun-safety…
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New Misdemeanor Deferred Prosecution Program broadens access to Restorative Justice Community Courts and community-based services.CHICAGO – For the first time, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) will refer low-level, nonviolent misdemeanor cases to Restorative Justice Community…
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Cook County Prosecutors Secure Seven-Year Prison Sentence in Northwestern University Hate Crime Case
CHICAGO — The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office announced today that Shahid Hussain has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison for defacing numerous signs and property with swastikas and other Nazi symbols on Northwestern University’s campus. Hussain, 43, of Niles,…