Retired judge Eileen O’Neill Burke wins Cook County state’s attorney race

The March Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney turned out to be a nail-biter that took more than 10 days to resolve. When the race was finally called, retired appellate court judge Eileen O’Neill Burke had won the Democratic nomination. Tuesday’s race between Burke and Republican challenger, lawyer and former Chicago alderman Bob Fioretti for the county’s top prosecutor concluded much more quickly, with a decisive win for Burke.

Voters appear to back bond sale for Lemont fire, backyard chickens in Thornton and park district in University Park

Referendum questions on issues such as fire protection and boosting state funding for schools were on the ballot in the south and southwest suburbs. Lemont Fire District Voters in the Lemont Fire Protection District appear to have approved a plan to sell $46 million in bonds to relocate two of the district’s four fire stations […]