Cook County State’s Attorney Pushes Back on Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate ICE

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Original Load Date March 24, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/24/cook-county-states-attorney-pushes-back-calls-special-prosecutor-investigate-ice

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Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke says her office doesn’t have the legal authority to initiate criminal investigations into alleged misconduct by federal immigration agents, claiming that by doing so she would be “willfully violat(ing) the law.” That comes in response to a petition ...