The race for Cook County State's Attorney remains too close to call and election officials will begin counting mail-in ballots

Election officials to begin count of mail-in ballots as race for Cook County State's Attorney remains too close to call. Election officials will count ballots in the race for the office of Cook County's Attorney. Cook County is still too early to call the race, which has been tied for more than a decade.

Election officials to begin count of mail-in ballots as race for Cook County State's Attorney remains too close to call. Election officials will count ballots in the race for the office of Cook County's Attorney. Cook County is still too early to call the race, which has been tied for more than a decade.

Eileen O'Neill Burke is leading the race by just over 8,000 votes. Burke has a roughly 1% advantage over Clayton Harris. Burke leads Harris by roughly 1%, according to the latest count of mail-in ballots. Burke is a Democrat who is seeking to be Cook County State's Attorney.

Cook County State's Attorney's primary could take until April 2 to determine winner. Cook County's Attorney could be the winner of the primary. The primary could be held in the county's primary on April 2, 2015. The winner will be announced in court on April 15.

Cook County State's Attorney's primary could take until April 2 to determine winner. Cook County's Attorney could be the winner of the primary. The primary could be held in the county's primary on April 2, 2015. The winner will be announced in court on April 15.

Count of Cook County State's Attorney's primary vote could take a while. Technically, the deadline is April 2, so it could take almost two more weeks. Eileen O’Neill Burke or Clayton Harris III will be the next Cook County state’s attorney.

109,000 mail-in ballots must be counted for Cook County State's Attorney's primary. The two candidates as of late Wednesday were separated only by 9,000 votes. 20 precincts across Cook County had not yet reported their results as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.