It's a small list -- for now -- but it will soon grow substantially
Blogger/Google tells me that most readers access this site from mobile devices, which is all well and good, of course. But while no mobile user ever misses a new post on FWIW, there are things on this...
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Lawyers asked to volunteer as elementary school tutors
Lawyers Lend-A-Hand is looking for lawyers to tutor students from two public charter elementary schools, the Montessori School of Englewood and the Betty Shabazz Academy in the Greater Grand Crossing...
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39th Ward Democrats to hold Ice Cream Social August 20
The 39th Ward Democrats are holding an Ice Cream Social on Sunday, August 20, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., at Alarmist Brewing & Taproom, 4055 W. Peterson. That's the flyer, supra. No admission price...
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Judicial Candidate Forum this Tuesday at City's Edge
Last week, FWIW told you about a Candidate Forum set for Monday, August 7 at City's Edge, 5310 W. Devon sponsored by the 39th Ward Democrats, the 41st Ward Democrats, the 45th Ward Democrats, and the...
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Limited tickets still remain for next Friday's PRBA scholarship fundraiser
The Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois will hold its summer scholarship fundraising party, Noche en San Juan, this coming Friday, August 11, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Mathew Bieszczat...
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James P. Crawley campaign website goes live
A campaign website has been launched in support of James P. Crawley's 2024 judicial bid. That's a link to the new website in the preceding sentence; a link has been added to the 2024 Candidate Sidebar...
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For the "current and aspiring law students" in your life: Diversity...
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation is accepting applications for its 2023 scholarships. Presumably most FWIW readers have law school in their past, not their present or future, but readers may know...
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Alon Stein campaign kickoff set for September 12
Supporters of Alon Stein's 12th Subcircuit bid are holding a campaign kickoff fundraiser for their candidate on Tuesday, September 12, at 5:00 p.m., at the Chicago office of the Benesch Law Firm, 71...
View ArticleFAQs about FWIW -- and how candidates can use this site to help their campaigns
This is a post I revise and trot out at least once in every election cycle. This post is specifically addressed to persons running for judge in Cook County in 2024, their friends, business associates,...
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Deadline is today for nominations for this years Stevens Awards
Today, August 11, is the deadline for nominations to be submitted to the Chicago Bar Association for this year's Justice John Paul Stevens Award. Established in 2000, the award is presented annually...
View ArticleWho Sits Where: Slating is next week edition
Just in time for next week's Cook County Democratic Party slating meeting, the Illinois State Board of Elections has released its initial list of judicial vacancies. The release of the ISBE list is...
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Appointed judges embraced by Cook County Democratic Party at this week's...
All eight Cook County Circuit Court judges temporarily appointed to countywide vacancies by the Illinois Supreme Court wound up slated for countywide vacancies at this week's Cook County Democratic...
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Advertisement: Victory Research offers assistance with petition signatures
It is petition time again. How are you going to get enough signatures to get on the ballot? Hopefully by hiring Victory Research. We'll guarantee you'll have enough signatures to get on the ballot. We...
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We've got a map showing all the redrawn Cook County Subcircuits
What we don't have is a list of any vacancies in the new subcircuits. Indeed, we don't have an official list of vacancies in the redrawn Subcircuits 1-15 (my Who Sits Where list is entirely...
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Advocates Society plans a Night at the Museum... for CLE credit
The Advocates Society is hosting A Night at the Chicago History Museum, Wednesday, August 23, starting at 4:45 p.m. The formal program begins at 5:00 p.m., with a presentation by Dominic Pacyga, an...
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Chloé Pedersen website goes live, campaign holds downtown fundraiser tonight
A campaign website has been launched in support of Judge Chloé Pedersen's bid to retain her countywide judicial position. That's a link to the new campaign website in the preceding sentence. A link has...
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New subcircuit maps - Part 1 - Subcircuits 1-5
Geography majors, Cartography majors, and judicial wannabes, pull up your chairs and pull out your magnifiers. The new Subcircuit maps are out and FWIW has them. In this post, and the three that follow...
View ArticleSo why don't we have certified subcircuit vacancies yet in Cook County? The...
Most FWIW readers already know that, when the Illinois State Board of Elections posted its list of judicial vacancies recently, no subcircuit vacancies were listed at all. Not in Cook County, not...
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Notes from inside (sort of) this week's Cook County Democratic Party slating...
I reported on the Central Committee's judicial slating choices earlier this week. But, inasmuch as I spent the better part of two days sitting in the room (or pacing outside it), I wanted to share some...
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CBA Golf Outing set for Monday, September 11
The Chicago Bar Association will hold its 98th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, September 11, at Chicago Highlands in Westchester. Individuals can golf for $350; foursomes can be reigstered for $1,400....
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