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RARE PHOTOS: Charles burns is the kind of judge we need | Rare Historical Photos

Cook County Circuit Judge Charles Burns, who’s run a specialized drug court for more than a decade. “I’ve lost people to overdoses, and you just stare at the ceiling in the middle of the night and think, ‘What could we have done to prevent that loss?’ ” | Provided

The people of Cook County need more judges on the bench like Charles Burns.

Burns has been running the drug court program at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse for the last 12 years, serving as a human crutch and cheerleader to defendants struggling with substance abuse, as the Sun-Times’ Frank Main recently reported.

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