Jack Hagerty campaign website launched

Supporters of Jack Hagerty's countywide judicial bid have launched a campaign website on his behalf. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the blog Sidebar.

Licensed in Illinois since 1990, according to ARDC, Hagerty received the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic Party this past August.

Hagerty is currently a partner in the firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (formerly Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd.). He joined that firm in 1994, after serving as an associate with Phelan, Pope & John, Ltd. According to his campaign bio, Hagerty "has represented public and privately held corporations and various units of local government in a wide variety of complex litigation in state and federal courts," including the successful representation of "the City of Chicago in an action brought seeking to have the City’s Minority Women Business Owners ordinance declared unconstitutional." Hagerty has served as outside counsel for Streetwise, according to his campaign bio, and is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Hagerty is one of the co-hosts of the long-running Hagerty Family Irish Hour, heard Saturday mornings on WPNA, 1490 AM. He also serves, according to his campaign bio, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Irish Fellowship Club, a member of the Board of Directors of the Evans Scholars, a member of the Board of Directors of Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, and as an Associate Member of the Chicago Blackhawks Alumni Association.