Eileen O'Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III are competing for the Democratic nomination for Cook County State's Attorney. [Burke photo: Michael McDevitt, Harris photo from campaign social media]

Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III, both former prosecutors who worked at different times in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, are competing for the Democratic nomination to succeed outgoing State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. 

While Harris has Democratic Party backing in the primary race, O’Neill Burke has raised more money than Harris. Last week, fundraising caps were lifted after O’Neill Burke and her husband reported contributing a combined $106,000 to her campaign.