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Everyone in line when the doors opened this morning was first in line
Long-time FWIW readers know this already of course, but new persons visit in every new election cycle.If six candidates for the Smith vacancy were in line when the doors opened this morning, all six...
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The Illinois State Board of Elections has begun posting post-8:00 a.m. petition filings.That should mean -- it has meant in the past -- that it has processed all petition filings for those in line when...
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"Who wants to get tattoos everywhere except our faces in case we need to get...
After viewing this Save the Date poster from the Illinois Bar Foundation, the above quote from Trolls World Tour just seemed very appropriate.Anyway, you have the date (April 7) and the place (the...
View ArticleOrder is restored in the universe: Cook County Democratic Party slated...
So the time-stamp now says on the ISBE website. The slate wasn't there at 11:00 a.m., even though post-8:00 a.m. petitions were being posted on the ISBE site. But it's there now.I just put through a...
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Chicago Bar Association searching for new Judicial Evaluation Committee...
The Chicago Bar Association is searching for a new Administrator for its Judicial Evaluation Committee: After many years of great (and often thankless) service, Therese Kurth is retiring.Information...
View ArticleThree candidates so far for the Appellate Court; contests in every countywide...
Judge Debra B. Walker (campaign website), former Judge Russell "Russ" Hartigan, and Judge Dominique C. Ross (campaign website) all filed for the Appellate Court's Hall vacancy this morning. All are in...
View ArticleCook County Subcircuit candidates... so far
If you can believe the website at the Illinois State Board of Elections (and, after this morning, that may be more of a real issue than I thought) things have really quieted down in Springfield. During...
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Photo of petitions filed by Cook County Democratic Party's judicial slate
Ripped off from Thomas Nowinski's Facebook page.The sheer size of the stack may helps explains yesterday's issues about getting the candidates' filings posted on the Illinois State Board of Elections...
View ArticleWhy FWIW will cover Downstate Supreme Court races in this election cycle
The State of Illinois is divided into five judicial districts. Article VI, Section 2 of the 1970 Illinois Constitution declares Cook County to be the First Judicial District. Cook County elects three...
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Torrick Alan Ward campaign website found
A campaign website has been found for Torrick Alan Ward, candidate for the Jacobius vacancy in the 9th Subcircuit. That's a link to the webiste in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to...
View Article6th Subcircuit situation provides opportunity to explain what is news and...
Learning how to read the news, especially online, is an increasingly necessary skill, one that should perhaps be taught in schools.There's always been the problem of separating solid, factual reporting...
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Pi Day -- and important deadlines day, too
Yes, today is 3/14 -- Pi Day.In addition, today also marks a couple of big deadlines for the Mel Brooks Birthday Primary: First, today is the last day for candidates to file for existing Cook County...
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Campaign website launched for Judge David L. Kelly
A campaign website has been established for 5th Subcircuit candidate David L. Kelly. That's a link to the website in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the Sidebar on this site.Kelly...
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Aileen Bhandari files for 11th Subcircuit vacancy
Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Aileen Bhandari has today filed her nominating petitions for the McGuire vacancy in the 11th Subcircuit.Licensed in Illinois since 2002, according to ARDC,...
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CONFIRMED: Second Appellate Court vacancy in Cook County
FWIW has now confirmed that Illinois Appellate Court Justice Sheldon A. (Shelly) Harris has resigned, effective December 4, 2022.This pending resignation creates a second Appellate Court vacancy to be...
View ArticleNew countywide vacancy creates opportunity for Judge Tracie Porter
An 11th hour countywide vacancy opened up this week as Judge John P. Callahan, Jr. announced his retirement in time for the vacancy to be posted during the special judicial filing period.Callahan's...
View ArticlePrivate services for former Cook County Public Defender Abishi C. Cunningham,...
Cook County judges were informed earlier this week of the passing of former Judge Abishi C. Cunningham Jr.Cunningham served as a judge from 1986 to 2009. He then served as the Cook County Public...
View Article212 apply for Cook County associate judge
FWIW readers will note a great many familiar names on this list of Cook County associate judge hopefuls, obtained today from the Office of Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans.Many current judicial candidates,...
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Campaign website up and running for Howard B. Brookins, Jr.
A campaign website has been launched in support of the countywide judicial campaign of 21st Ward Ald. Howard B. Brookins, Jr. That's a link to the campaign website in the preceding sentence; a link has...
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Yolanda Harris Sayre campaign website found
Yolanda Harris Sayre, the Cook County Deocratic Party's slated candidate for the countywide Ingram vacancy, now has a campaign website. That's a link to the campaign website in the preceding sentence;...
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