Former Judge’s Victory in Chicago Prosecutor Primary Suggests Shift Away From Progressive Crime Policies

Published on April 8, 2024

This week, Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former judge, won the Democratic primary in the race to be state attorney in Cook County, Illinois. Experts say her win represents an improvement over the current top prosecutor, though it still falls short of what is necessary for being tough on crime. Ms. Burke defeated Clayton Harris III, a candidate further to her left, and is all but guaranteed to succeed Kim Foxx given that the county is solidly Democrat. Ms. Foxx has come under fire from critics who accuse her of being soft on crime. Ms. Burke’s victory was a “rejection of Kim Fox and her radical soft-on-crime policies,” The Heritage Foundation’s senior legal fellow Zack Smith told The Epoch Times....

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