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Welcome judicial retention voters: The it's too late to really be early edition
The actual election is finally (almost) upon us. This is the last weekend for early voting for both Chicago residents and residents of suburban Cook County.If you've landed here via a web search, you...
View ArticleWas there ever really a doubt? All Cook County judges seeking retention were...
The headline says it all: Every Cook County judge seeking retention, from newly-installed Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis on down, received more than the necessary 60% + 1 "yes"...
View ArticleJoe Gump wins the one contested Cook County judicial election
In the only contested judicial election on the ballot in Cook County -- in the race for the Groebner vacancy in the far Northwest suburban 13th Subcircuit -- former Assistant Public Defender Joe Gump...
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The maps won
In this data-driven age, as long as the politicians get to select their own voters by drawing the maps, the maps will pretty much always win. Election outcomes are essentially determined at the...
View ArticleSomething to consider for those who think the 60% + 1 judicial retention bar...
Would anyone seriously call Pritzker's margin over Bailey a squeaker? A close call? A cliffhanger?Maybe "landslide" would be used only by those with a rooting interest -- but it does not seem at all...
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WBAI, HLAI Leadership Dinner set for November 15
The Women's Bar Association of Illinois and the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois will hold their Second Annual Leadership Dinner on Tuesday, November 15, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Dentons,...
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CBA Young Lawyers Section promotes Dear Santa Letters Program
The CBA YLS is again working with Chicago Public Schools and Direct Effect Charities to help fulfill the holiday wishes of needy Chicago school kids. Lawyers can click on this link to complete a form...
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Tickets now available for Diversity Scholarship Foundation's Annual Unity Gala
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation will hold its Annual Unity Gala on Tuesday, December 6, starting at 5:00 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton, 720 S. Michigan Ave.As in past years,...
View ArticleJudge Freddrenna M. Lyle assigned to Appellate Court
In an order entered yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court assigned Circuit Court Judge Freddrenna M. Lyle to duty on the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court.Pursuant to the order, Judge Lyle...
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Guest Post: Approaching a new retention normal?
Today FWIW is again honored to present a Guest Post by Albert J. Klumpp, a generous and frequent contributor to FWIW over the years, a research analyst with a public policy PhD, and the author of...
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Tickets now available for Illinois Latino Judge Association Holiday Fiesta
The Illinois Latino Judges Association Holiday Fiesta will take place on Thursday, December 8, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m., at Mi Tierra Restaurant, 2528 S. Kedzie, Chicago.Tickets are $75 apiece and are...
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Northwest Suburban Bar Association Holiday Party set for December 7
Tickets are available at this link for the Northwest Suburban Bar Association's Annual Holiday Party, to be held on Wednesday, December 7, starting at 5:00 p.m., at Maggiano's Little Italy, 1901 E....
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Transitioning to Life as a Judicial Law Clerk: December 8 CLE from DSF and ISBA
There was a time when the opportunity to serve as a judicial law clerk came only at the beginning of one's legal career. That has apparently changed.The Illinois State Bar Association Diversity...
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Advocates Society Holiday Party set for December 16
The Advocates Society, the Association of Polish-American Attorneys, will hold its Holiday Party on Friday, December 16, starting with a short meeting at 6:30 p.m., at the Copernicus Annex at the...
View ArticleFWIW didn't get the story wrong: Circuit Court Judge Freddrenna M. Lyle has...
And Judge Lyle will assume Justice Cunningham's case load when she arrives (Justice Joy V. Cunningham, you will recall, having been appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court).However, owing to what the...
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Who will tell the Speaker that "Blue Christmas" is a sad song?
I wouldn't wish a Blue Christmas on anyone... but this is America, doggone it, and, if that's what he wants to do, the Speaker is free to wish a lonely, miserable Christmas on his many foll......
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Limited tickets still available for HLAI holiday party on December 2
The HLAI (and HLAI Charities) Holiday Party is set for this Friday, December 2, from 5:30 to 7:30p.m., in the Cava Room, above Moe's Cantina, 155 W. Kinzie.Limited tickets are still available for this...
View ArticleNew class of Cook County Circuit Court judges sworn in today via Zoom
I just know this will be triggering to some small percentage of FWIW readers, but it is a fact and I refuse to shrink from my responsibility to report that the newest crop of Cook County Circuit...
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AABA Chicago Holiday Party this Thursday, December 8
A holiday party sponsored by the Asian American Bar Association Chicago and the AABA Chicago Law Foundation will take place this Thursday evening, December 8, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Lao Sze Chuan,...
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Cook County Bar Association Winter Ball & Holiday Toy Drive set for December 15
The Cook County Bar Association will hold its Winter Ball & Holiday Toy Drive on Thursday, December 15, from 5:30 to 10:00 p.m., at the Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th Street.Tickets for this...
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