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- 1 2 "Justice Eileen O'Neill Burke Bio". Illinois Judges Association. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Justice Eileen O'Neill Burke Was Installed As President Of The Illinois Judges Association". River Bender. June 17, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- 1 2 Armentrout, Mitchell (December 2, 2024). "New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke vows to lower 'war zone numbers' of Chicago violence". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- 1 2 Buckley, Madeline (December 2, 2024). "As she is sworn in, State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke decries violence and pledges new detention policy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 2, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]