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Chicago man accused of recording girls at Evanston Target now faces 20 more felony charges

Carlos Ramirez
Senior Reporter · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM · 1 min read
Chicago man accused of recording girls at Evanston Target now faces 20 more felony charges — Lake Forest Business news

A Chicago man accused of recording girls in a Target fitting room in the north suburbs earlier this year is now facing 20 felony charges related to child sexual abuse material.Evanston Target investigation chargesConor M. Burke, 27, was initially charged with one count of possessing child sexual abuse material on Oct. 6.On Monday, a Cook County grand jury indicted him on 19 additional counts, according to the Evanston Police Department.The charges come after a forensic examination of Burke’s cellphone uncovered a large amount of suspected child sexual abuse material, police said.The investigation began Feb. 19, when officers responded to the Target at 1616 Sherman Ave. in Evanston. Three girls reported that a man used a cellphone to record them while they were undressed in a fitting room. They said they saw a phone briefly extend over the partition.Police said store surveillance footage supported the girls’ account. It showed a man entering a nearby staff room, positioning a phone over

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