Judge arrested for DUI in Hinsdale, reassigned to judges' jail
Cook County Associate Judge Mohammed M. Ghouse was arrested by Hinsdale Police on November 23. He has been charged with DUI in DuPage County. Yesterday, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans entered an order...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules Committee sets February 2 public hearing on proposed new...
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hold a special public hearing (via Zoom)on February 2, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. to hear testimony on a proposal from the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee...
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Patricia Brown Holmes to Co-Chair revamped Theis Judicial Screening Committee
Retired Cook County Associate Judge Patricia Brown Holmes has been named Co-Chair of a revamped Judicial Screening Committee created by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis to screen...
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Well, that didn't take long: De La Cruz and Donnelly appointed to countywide...
In separate orders entered yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed Araceli R. De La Cruz to the countywide vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joan Margaret O'Brien and also appointed...
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Where to recycle broken holiday lights
It happens nearly every year: The lights are brought up from the basement, or in from the garage, or down from the attic. No matter how carefully they were stored, they emerge a tangled mess. And when...
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Illinois LAP announces officers for its Board of Directors
The Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program has announced Board of Directors Officer positions for the 2021-22 year.Edward McCarthy will serve as President of LAP's Board of Directors.McCarthy is the...
View ArticleCook County Democratic Party demands written "Agreement, Promise and Pledge"...
The Cook County Democratic Party will hold its slating meeting next week.At past slating meetings the Cook County Democratic Party has always asked prospective candidates if they will be willing to pay...
View ArticleThe problem of the faithless alternates?
After posting yesterday's story on the Cook County Democratic Party's demand for a loyalty pledge from all prospective countywide candidates, I heard from a Cook County Democratic Party committeeperson...
View ArticleFive ward committeemen write letter protesting loyalty pledge to Chairman...
FWIW received this copy of this letter, dated December 9, and addressed to Cook County Democratic Party Chairman Toni Preckwinkle and Party Executive Director Jacob Kaplan. The letter is signed by 33rd...
View Article39th Ward Democratic Organization makes recommendations for next week's...
From an email yesterday signed by State Sen. Ram Villivalam, the 39th Ward Democratic Party Committeeman:After our thorough Questionnaire and Interview process, the 39th Ward Democratic Organization...
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Chicago Bar Association reveals ratings for candidates expected to seek...
Spotted on Facebook today.This is something I've lobbied for for years now.I only wish I had something to do with this.*Sigh*Anyway, the Chicago Bar Association has released ratings for those judicial...
View ArticleEvaluation narratives from Chicago Bar Association for candidates seeking...
Candidates who had not previously been screened by the Chicago Bar Association but who did not submit a questionnaire will have another opportunity to do so should they actually file for judicial...
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Democratic Party of the 49th Ward elaborates on opposition to County Party...
This would be more newsworthy if the 49th Ward Committeeperson, St. Rep. Kelly Cassidy, were not already a signatory on this letter denouncing the attempt, by Executive Committee of the Cook County...
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And then there were 20? A new subcircuit map may be taking shape
This map was posted less than 24 hours ago on the House Redistricting website. It would increase the number of Cook County judicial subcircuits from 15 to 20. (Inflation is impacting everything these...
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Twenty persons receive Democratic Party's endorsement for countywide judicial...
Nine of the 20 persons referred to in the headline above were endorsed for current vacancies (I was aware of only eight, but the Cook County Democratic Party has access to more authoritative sources...
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House and Senate Redistricting Committees differ over whether there may be a...
That's probably the biggest news to emerge from this afternoon's joint meeting of the House and Senate Redistricting Committees: State Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D-17), the Vice Chair of the Senate...
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Judge Diane Shelley appointed HUD Regional Administrator, Region 5
The White House announced earlier this month that Cook County Circuit Court Judge Diane M. Shelley has been appointed Regional Administrator of Region 5 of the Department of Housing and Urban...
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Another COVID Christmas in the books
That makes two now, if you're counting.A remarkable number, inasmuch as we were supposed to need just a two-week shutdown to "flatten the curve." (The law firm of Husch Blackwell has maintained a...
View ArticleJudith C. Rice named Acting Presiding Judge of Domestic Violence Division
In a press release issued just before Christmas, the Office of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced that Judge Judith C. Rice has been appointed Acting Presiding Judge of the Domestic...
View ArticleWho Sits Where: An authoritative list
Herewith, an updated Who Sits Where. And -- for the first time ever -- this list starts with a vacancy list posted on the new Illinois Supreme Court website. (Thank you, Christopher Bonjean.) Where a...
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