Cook County state's attorney's office training new prosecutor task force to focus on CTA crimes
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
The Cook County state’s attorneys office is training some of its staff to bolster prosecutions of crime on the CTA.
A new internal transit crime task force will train more than 30 prosecutors and provide guidance on seeking court orders to restrict defendants from accessing parts of the CTA, according to State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s office.
The prosecutors will receive enhanced training on CTA video evidence, serve as liaisons with Chicago police and CTA on transit-related cases, and track data on transit crimes.
As part of the training, the assistant state’s attorneys will visit the Chicago Police Department’s Strategic Decision Support Centers to better understand the city’s surveillance network.
Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/03/25/oneill-burke-transit-task-force-cook-cta-crime-prosecution
Per this post:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143638346
A judge just ruled that the federal government must release CTA funds. The funds should be released pending no appeal by the feds. One of the issues the fed's have is crime. This task force by the States Attorney should help.
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