FOX 32’s Anita Blanton questioned Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele about her DUI arrest. Steele denied being drunk, claimed CPD bodycam video was edited, and said she’s a victim of “deep fakes.”

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele was in court on Monday, January 12, 2026, in her criminal DUI case (People v. Steele, 24TR10067523) before Edward J. Underhill. The minute sheet indicates the defense was ready but the State was not ready, noting that three officers were present while another witness was missing. The case was continued to a Motion/Status date on February 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 410 at the Richard J. Daley Center.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele is facing scrutiny over a nexus of ethics violations involving her lucrative, undisclosed network of Indiana government consulting contracts. An investigative report by the Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General (OIIG) exposed the ethical lapses of Samantha Steele, there identified as "BOR Official A." Subsequent reporting from the Chicago Tribune explicitly identified Commissioner Samantha Steele as th

Samantha Steele's next court date in her DUI arrest is Monday, January 12, 2026 Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele is scheduled for a pretrial motion hearing in her criminal DUI case on Monday, January 12 , 2026, at 9:00 a . m. in Courtroom 410 at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago. According to the court docket, the case is set for a Motion to Suppress filed by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Filings indicate that the State may ask the ju