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SABA Chicago Gala & Foundation Benefit set for November 16
The South Asian Bar Association of Chicago has announced that its Tenth Annual Gala and Foundation Benefit will be held on Saturday, November 16, from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Ignite Glass Studio, 401...
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Advertisement: Victory Research offers last-minute help with petition signatures
There's a month to go for petition circulating. If you are running for a countywide judgeship and the friends and family petition gathering plan hasn't worked out the way you wanted it to, please call...
View ArticleDEVELOPING: Associate Judge Short List candidates have been notified
No list has yet been publicly released to my knowledge (my email inquiry to the Director of Communications for Chief Judge Evans came back with an 'out of office' message) but multiple sources have...
View ArticleJustice Karmeier's pending retirement illustrates how judicial vacancies work
Over the weekend, I tweeted a link to the November 1 story by Rebecca Anzel in the Bellville News-Democrat about the pending retirement of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier.The article...
View ArticleSome major surprises -- apparently -- in the AJ Short List
I do not yet have the full list.Presumably I'll have the full list tomorrow at some point; when I do have it, I will post it. Then, and only then, will we be able to say with certainty who is on the...
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Anne Shaw, John Garrido to seek subcircuit vacancies
Anne Shaw, the owner of Shaw Legal Services, Ltd., and a licensed attorney in Illinois since 1995, is planning a run for a 6th Subcircuit vacancy, according to a Facebook announcement. A campaign...
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Thirty on the official Short List for 15 Associate Judge vacancies
This Short List is different.No recent has list had so many carryovers from prior lists -- no consolation, of course, to a number of disappointed finalists from 2018 and prior who were left off this...
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Jill Rose Quinn campaign claims national endorsement
The Jill Rose Quinn campaign is touting an endorsement received from the LGBTQ Victory Fund.Quinn is the Cook County Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for the countywide Kevin Sheehan vacancy. If...
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Thomas J. Condon Jr. to make bid for Flynn vacancy in 3rd Subcircuit
Thomas J. Condon Jr. is planning a bid for the Flynn vacancy in the 3rd Subcircuit. That's a link to Condon's campaign website in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the blog Sidebar....
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Jon Stromsta to make 10th Subcircuit run; campaign kickoff tonight
Jon Stromsta is planning a run for a 10th Subcircuit judicial vacancy. That's a link to his campaign website in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the blog Sidebar. There is also a...
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November 19 fundraiser set for Deidre Baumann
Supporters of Deidre Baumann's judicial campaign are planning a fundraiser for their candidate on Monday, November 19, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., at the Erie Cafe, 536 W. Erie St.Tickets for the event are...
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November 13 fundraiser set for Kristen Marie Lyons
Supporters of Kristen Marie Lyons's 7th Subcircuit campaign are planning a downtown fundraiser on Wednesday, November 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Latinicity, 108 N. State St., 3rd Floor.Tickets for...
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Looking more closely at the Short List finalists - Part 3
In this last of a three-part series, FWIW takes a look at the remaining finalists for Cook County Associate Judge. For Part 1 of this series, scroll up or click here. For Part 2, scroll up or click...
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Looking more closely at the Short List finalists - Part 2
In this second part of a three-part series, FWIW continues to look at the finalists for Cook County Associate Judge. For Part 1 of this series, scroll up or click here. For Part 3, scroll down or click...
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Looking more closely at the Short List finalists - Part 1
In this first part of a three-part series, FWIW begins its look at the finalists for Cook County Associate Judge. For Part 2 of this series, scroll down or click here. For Part 3, scroll down or click...
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Fundraiser Monday for Brad Trowbridge
Supporters of Bradley R. Trowbridge's 8th Subcircuit campaign are planning a fundraiser for their candidate on Monday, November 18, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St.Listed as...
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December 4 fundraiser set for Audrey Cosgrove
Supporters of Audrey Victoria Cosgrove's countywide judicial bid have scheduled a fundraiser for their candidate on Wednesday, December 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the offices of Foremost Strategy,...
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Fundraiser tomorrow for Judge Levander "Van" Smith, Jr.
Assistant State Senate Majority Leader Don Harmon is listed as the host for a fundraiser tomorrow evening in support of the countywide judicial campaign of Judge Levander "Van" Smith, Jr.The event will...
View ArticleFundraiser tomorrow for Chris Stacey
Jay Edelson and 47th Ward Committeeman are the listed hosts for a reception tomorrow evening, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Edelson PC, 350 N. LaSalle Street, 14th Floor, for countywide judicial candidate...
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Wednesday fundraiser for Eileen O'Connor
Supporters of Eileen O'Connor's 6th Subcircuit judicial bid have planned a fundraiser for their candidate on Wednesday, November 20, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Stock and Ledger, 70 W. Madison.The...
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