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

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.
Former Judge’s Victory in Chicago Prosecutor Primary Suggests Crime Policies Shift
Chicago ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, in a still from video, on March 16, 2024. Reuters/Screenshot via NTD
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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.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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