I went to Cook County State’s Attorney office
@cookcountysao
Eileen O’Neill Burke the other day to tell her directly.
DO YOUR JOB.
I’m not just talking, I’m showing you the real-life experiences that taxpaying citizens are going through every single day. I’m out here seeing it, hearing it, and experiencing it firsthand.
One thing about me: you will not collect a taxpayer-funded salary and pension while the people you serve feel ignored and unsafe. Public officials are put in these positions to serve the people.
People ask me, “Danielle, as mayor, how are you going to make State’s Attorneys and judges do their jobs?”
A mayor cannot order a prosecutor to prosecute a case or order a judge to keep someone in jail. But I CAN use the mayor’s platform to demand accountability.
I can put pressure on the system. I can bring the facts before the public. I can call attention to cases and policies when Chicagoans believe the system is failing them. And I can make sure these issues DO NOT GO UNCHECKED.
Everything you’re experiencing in Chicago, I’m experiencing too. I live here. I see what’s happening. I know what it feels like when citizens speak up and feel ignored.
That’s why I’m going to keep fighting for transparency, accountability, public safety, and the people of Chicago.
Eileen O’Neill Burke, we’re paying attention.
DO YOUR JOB.
Danielle Carter-Walters for Mayor — 2027
dannicformayor.com
@EileenCookCnty