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Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents
Chris Geidner
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen "O’Neill Burke rebuked the call for a special prosecutor, slamming any petition as 'frivolous [and] contrary to centuries of legal precedent and court rulings.'"
"The reported plan to petition for a special prosecutor will make it more difficult for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to prosecute and win convictions against [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents who break the law and secure justice for victims harmed by their conduct,"
O'Neill Burke wrote in a statement.
"The stakes are too high for us to get this wrong, and I will strenuously oppose this petition."
ALT
Jon Seidel
@jonseidel.bsky.social
· 9h
A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.
@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/03/09/chicago-ice-border-patrol-trump-loevy-oneill-burke-special-prosecutor
Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents
The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...
chicago.suntimes.com
10:40 PM · Mar 9, 2026
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen "O’Neill Burke rebuked the call for a special prosecutor, slamming any petition as 'frivolous [and] contrary to centuries of legal precedent and court rulings.'"
"The reported plan to petition for a special prosecutor will make it more difficult for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to prosecute and win convictions against [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] agents who break the law and secure justice for victims harmed by their conduct,"
O'Neill Burke wrote in a statement.
"The stakes are too high for us to get this wrong, and I will strenuously oppose this petition."
ALT
Jon Seidel
@jonseidel.bsky.social
· 9h
A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.
@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/03/09/chicago-ice-border-patrol-trump-loevy-oneill-burke-special-prosecutor
Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents
The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...
chicago.suntimes.com
10:40 PM · Mar 9, 2026
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen "O’Neill Burke rebuked the call for a special prosecutor, slamming any petition as 'frivolous [and] contrary to centuries of legal precedent and court rulings.'"
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T02:40:37.044Z
Jon Seidel
@jonseidel.bsky.social
A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.
@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/03/09/chicago-ice-border-patrol-trump-loevy-oneill-burke-special-prosecutor
Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents
The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...
chicago.suntimes.com
10:01 PM · Mar 9, 2026
@jonseidel.bsky.social
A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.
@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/03/09/chicago-ice-border-patrol-trump-loevy-oneill-burke-special-prosecutor
Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents
The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...
chicago.suntimes.com
10:01 PM · Mar 9, 2026
A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.
— Jon Seidel (@jonseidel.bsky.social) 2026-03-10T02:01:44.647Z
@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
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