Organizing the Data: Appellate Court -- Steele vacancy
Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the...
View ArticleOrganizing the Data: countywide Arnold vacancy
Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the...
View ArticleOrganizing the Data: countywide Connors vacancy
Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the...
View ArticleStart here for the most complete information about every Cook County judicial...
Here is where FWIW organizes all the data -- links to the websites, questionnaire responses, video appearances, all the evaluations, all the endorsements I can independently verify -- all so you, the...
View Article49th Ward Democrats announce endorsements in judicial races
The Democratic Party of the 49th Ward has announced its endorsements for the March primary. The link will take you to a post from which you can download the ward organization's entire endorsement list,...
View ArticleJudge James L. Kaplan fundraiser set for March 11
Supporters of Judge James L. Kaplan, candidate for the Jordan vacancy in the 12th Subcircuit, are planning a fundraiser for their candidate on Tuesday, March 11, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Petterino's,...
View ArticleOrganizing the Data: countywide Reyes vacancy
Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the...
View ArticleOrganizing the Data: countywide McDonald vacancy
Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the...
View ArticleOrganizing the Data: countywide Neville vacancy
Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the...
View ArticleIVI-IPO presents panel discussion "Women Rising to the Bench III"
The Women's Caucus of the Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization will present a special program in honor of Women's History Month on Friday, March 14, at the Standard Club,...
View ArticleFraternal Order of Police makes endorsements in some judicial races
This post updates one that originally appeared here on February 8.According to the March issue of the FOP News, the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7, has made endorsements in some...
View ArticleTeamsters Local 700 makes endorsements in four Cook County judicial races
Teamsters Local 700 has made endorsements in four Cook County judicial races (and one Will County contest, in case someone outside Cook County got misdirected here by their search engine). That's a...
View ArticleGuest Post: Why the March Judicial Primaries Should Tick You Off
This post was written by Susana Darwin, Judicial Evaluation Committee Co-Chair, Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago; Chuck Little, Judicial Evaluation Committee Co-Chair, Lesbian and Gay Bar...
View ArticleAndrea Michele Buford: In her own words
Judge Andrea Michele Buford is a candidate for the countwide Veal vacancy. Her punch number is 160.Hello, my name is Andrea M. Buford. I am a sitting judge. I am a life-long resident of the City of...
View ArticleLatest update in Alliance Appellate Court candidate ratings
There weren't that many holes left in the Alliance grids for the Appellate Court candidates; there are none now. Unless a bar group reconsiders its rating on a particular Appellate Court candidate,...
View ArticleLatest update in Alliance ratings of countywide judicial candidates
If the Appellate Court ratings are complete, there are still a few -- OK, by my count four -- in the Alliance ratings of countywide candidates. So this grid may not be 'final' -- but it's getting...
View ArticleLatest update in Alliance ratings of subcircuit judicial races
There are fewer than 10 holes left in the latest grids of Alliance ratings of subcircuit judicial candidates, released this afternoon, but that just means that we'll have to wait a little while longer...
View Article43rd Ward Democrats announce endorsements in judicial races
Forty-third Ward Committeeman Michele Smith has announced endorsements made by her constituents for the upcoming primary.For the most part, the 43rd Ward has lined up with the county judicial...
View ArticleOrganizing the Data: countywide Veal vacancy
Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy. Information on this post will be updated as time permits until the...
View ArticleChicago Regional Council of Carpenters makes endorsements in Cook County...
The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters has announced its endorsements in judicial races for the upcoming primary.Here is a list of the Carpenters' endorsements:Appellate CourtGordon vacancy --...
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