Reset Sits Down With Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic Candidate For Cook County State’s Attorney

As early voting expands in Chicago and Cook County, voters will choose between a Democrat, Republican and Libertarian to replace Kim Foxx as the next Cook County State’s Attorney. The state’s attorney – the county’s top prosecutor – oversees an office of about 1,300 employees and sets the tone for how justice is meted out in Cook County. WBEZ’s Reset sat down with two of the candidates seeking to replace her. (Libertarian Andrew Charles Kopinski was not able to come to the station for an interview.) In this episode, we sit down with Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke, who is a former appellate court judge, trial court judge, defense attorney and prosecutor with 33 years of experience in criminal justice. To hear our conversation with her opponent Republican Bob Fioretti, look back at our podcast feed. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.