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Probate Division update: Docket books out, screens and keyboards in
A note and an accompanying photo from the Chief Judge's Office:Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans met with Probate judges and staff on Friday, September 27 to celebrate the opening of new Probate...
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October 24 fundraiser for Judge de Castro
It wasn't supposed to be this way. Pablo de Castro won his Democratic primary race this past March and then, in April, since he (and all countywide Cook County judicial candidates) had no Republican...
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Tickets available for October 18 Illinois Bar Foundation Gala
The Illinois Bar Foundation will hold its 2024 Gala on Friday, October 18, at the Old Post Office, 433 W. Van Buren. This black tie event will begin with a VIP reception at 6:00 p.m.; a general...
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Advocates Society recommends 40 Cook County Circuit Court judges for retention
The Advocates Society has released a list of 39 Cook County Circuit Court judges and one McHenry County judge that it recommends for retention on the November ballot. The announcemet is reproduced...
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Girl, I Guess weighs in on the judicial retention ballot
The Girl I Guess 2024 Progressive Voter Guide is out now (the first link here is to the Girl, I Guess website; the second is to the Google Doc that is the guide), urging voters to vote against the...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers finds 12 Cook County jurists Well Qualified for...
The Chicago Council of Lawyers has released its Evalutaion Report for Cook County jurists seeking retention in the November 2024 General Eleciton. The second link in the preceding sentence will take...
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CBA Barristers Big Band presents Four Seasons of Jazz on October 19
The Chicago Bar Association's Barristers Big Band will present its Fall Concert, entitled Four Seasons of Jazz, on Saturday, October 19, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Ganz Hall, in the Auditorium...
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Advocates Society Judges' Night set for October 17
The Advocates Society will hold its annual Judges' Night on Thursday, October 17, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Polish Museum of America, 984 N. Milwaukee Ave. Event organizers promise no speeches...
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Chicago Council of Lawyers finds four Cook County judges "Not Qualified" for...
The Chicago Council of Lawyers has released its Evalutaion Report for Cook County jurists seeking retention in the November 2024 General Eleciton. The second link in the preceding sentence will take...
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On the judicial retention ballot, the default vote should be "yes"
In most elections, supporters of a candidate who wins 59% of the vote will use words like "landslide" to describe their favorite's splendid victory. "Landslides" are routinely declared when a candidate...
View ArticleSeventy-seven of 78 retention judges rated qualified by Chicago Bar...
Another college football weekend in the books -- and, while Lee Corso was again absent from the ESPN College Game Day desk, when it comes to the CBA judicial retention evaluations, his famous...
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Chicago Votes Voters Guide tracks Injustice Watch evaluations of retention...
What is Chicago Votes, you ask? It descirbes itself as "a non-partisan, non-profit organization building a more inclusive democracy by putting power in the hands of young Chicagoans." The group's...
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FOP recommends 'no' vote for 10 Cook County jurists seeking retention
The Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago John Dineen Lodge No. 7 has made its endorsements for the November election. The entire endorsement list appears as a pop-up on top of the front page of the FOP...
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DSF scholarship deadline is October 31
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation has announced that all applications for its annual scholarships must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 31. Individuals who receive scholarships must...
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A first look at the Alliance retention grids
The grids aren't done yet -- as you look at the grids below you will see a number of asterisks. These show where evaluations are still pending. Updates will be posted when available. The Alliance of...
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ISBA releases narrative explanations of its ratings of Cook County judicial...
The Illinois State Bar Association has published explanations for its ratings of Cook County judicial retention candidates on the Cook County Judicial Evaluations page of its website. You'll have to...
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Organizing the Data: Countywide Flanagan vacancy
There are only five judicial vacancies on the Cook County ballot this November in which voters have any choice whatsoever. All of the other races were decided in the March Democratic primary. Four of...
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There's a question we must ask as we endure another overlong Election Season:...
Whoever does the X-posting for the Illinois State Board of Elections (@illinoissbe) does a really good job. If you follow me on X (f/k/a Twitter) you will see that, in recent days, I have been...
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CBA to host Nov. 7 reception celebrating 3rd Annual Civic Education...
The Chicago Bar Association will honor its 2024 Lawyers in the Classroom honorees at a reception on Thursday, November 7, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., at the CBA Building, 321 S. Plymouth Ct. The honorees...
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Resources for Cook County judicial voters
This post may be updated or bumped up on this page for greater visibility between now and November 5Updated link added 10/31Cook County voters will have a say in the election of five new judges this...
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