Violet Miller

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Violet Miller |Tom Schuba

Cook County’s top prosecutor says she does not believe the chief judge can safely administer electronic monitoring and she has instructed her lawyers to object every time it is imposed against their wishes. Judges can still order electronic monitoring despite the objections, but State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said she believes “this is a serious threat to public safety and we must make that clear on the record.”Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans’ office had no immediate comment.

1 month ago | wbez.org | Mitchell Armentrout |Violet Miller

Inha Ruda and her family have found stability in north suburban Niles. Some 4,900 miles and two years removed from the relentless Russian bombing of their hometown of Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine, Ruda’s 7-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son have made friends at school. She and her husband have found steady jobs. Most importantly, they’ve escaped the din of artillery shells and the uncertainty of war. But they don’t know how much longer that stability will last.