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June 6 meet and greet for some slated countywide candidates in Oak Park
Dawn Gonzalez will host a Meet & Greet with four members of the Cook County Democratic Party's countywide judicial slate on June 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Cross Function Workspace - Atrium...
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Decalogue Society Annual Installation and Awards Dinner set for July 7
The Decalogue Society of Lawyers has announced that its 88th Annual Installation and Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, July 7, from 5:15 to 8:30 p.m., at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson....
View ArticleCook County judicial candidates invited to submit statements to FWIW
This post is specifically directed at the current crop of Cook County judicial candidates and their campaign advisers.Getting one’s message out to voters in a county as large as this one is a herculean...
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Birthday fundraiser for Araceli R. De La Cruz June 8
Huh. Another birthday fundraiser. Are we seeing the start of a new trend?Time will tell.Meanwhile, though, supporters of Judge Araceli R. De La Cruz's bid to hold the countywide O'Brien vacancy are...
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SABA Chicago and CBA Judicial Reception set for June 8
The South Asian Bar Association of Chicago and the Chicago Bar Association will co-host a Judicial Reception on Wednesday, June 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the CBA Building, 321 S. Plymouth...
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Early voting in Chicago pushed back to May 31
This is the second postponement in as many weeks. Here is the statement released yesterday by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners:Early Voting for the June 28th Primary Election in Chicago has...
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"Girl, I Guess" makes endorsements in Cook County judicial races
A Tweet announcing the "Judicial Update" to the "Girl I Guess" Progressive Voter Guide was published earlier this afternoon. The Tweet, from Stephanie Skora, the "Genderqueer, Trans woman, Femme...
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Injustice Watch publishes 2022 Judicial Primary Guide
Injustice Watch has published its 2022 Judicial Primary Guide.That's a link to the Injustice Watch guide in the preceding sentence. It's got a lot of information that voters may find helpful,...
View Article65 Cook County jurists to seek retention in November
A total of 65 Cook County jurists, including six justices of the Appellate Court and 58 Cook County Circuit judges, have filed to be on the retention ballot this November, according to records obtained...
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Personal PAC, the abortion rights lobbying group, has issued its list of endorsements for the forthcoming primary.As in past election cycles, Personal PAC has endorsed every candidate in some races and...
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Elizabeth "Beth" Ryan: In her own words
Elizabth "Beth" Ryan is a candidate for the countywide Ingram vacancy. Her punch number is 173. My name is Elizabeth “Beth” Ryan and I am running for judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County. I am the...
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ISBA releases its Cook County judicial candidate ratings
The Illinois State Bar Association has released its evaluations of candidates seeking judicial vacancies in Cook County in the 2022 election cycle. The charts follow almost immediately.But, first, for...
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Fundraiser tomorrow evening for Barry Goldberg
Supporter's of Barry Goldberg's campaign for the Jacobius vacancy in the 9th Subcircuit are holding a fundraiser for the candidate tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1, fom 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Village...
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Raymond W. Mitchell: In his own words
Raymond W. Mitchell is a candidate for the Harris vacancy on the Illinois Appellate Court. His punch number is 154. I want to thank Jack Leyhane and you -- the readers of For What It’s Worth -- for...
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Alliance of Illinois Judges Annual Meeting and Installation of Officers set...
The Alliance of Illinois Judges has announced that its Annual Meeting and Installation of Officers will take place live and in person on Thursday, June 23, starting at 5:00 p.m., at the Chicago Bar...
View ArticleComing attractions
Early voting has started in the City of Chicago and the bar associations are releasing candidate evaluations.All. At. Once.VoteforJudges.org is newly updated this morning, and will continue to be...
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Devlin Joseph Schoop: In his own words
Devlin Joseph Schoop is a candidate for the Harris vacancy on the Illinois Appellate Court. His punch number is 155. My name is Devlin Joseph Schoop and I am a candidate for the Illinois Appellate...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers releases ratings in Appellate Court races
Actually the Chicago Council of Lawyers has now released all of its ratings of all judicial candidates seeking election in the June 28 primary. But we have to start somewhere, and the relatively small...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers issues evaluations for countywide judicial candidates
For more about the methodology used by the Chicago Council of Lawyers in its evaluations, visit this prior post on FWIW. For the complete report of the Council on candidates seeking judicial vacancies...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers issues ratings for judicial candidates seeking...
For more about the methodology used by the Chicago Council of Lawyers in its evaluations, visit this prior post on FWIW. For the complete report of the Council on candidates seeking judicial vacancies...
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