IVI-IPO announces endorsements in Cook County judicial races

The Independent Voters of Illinois - Independent Precinct Organization has announced its endorsements for Cook County judicial candidates running in the June 28 primary.

The IVI-IPO has also endorsed Kane County Circuit Court Judge René Cruz for the Democratic nomination for the Illinois Supreme Court in the newly redrawn Second Judicial District.

In the races for the two open Appellate Court seats in Cook County, the IVI-IPO endorsed Judge Debra B. Walker for the Hall vacancy and Judge John H. Ehrlich for the Harris vacancy.

The IVI-IPO did not make endorsements in every countywide Cook County Circuit Court race, but it has announced these endorsements:

• Monica G. Somerville
  Cannon Vacancy


• Deidre Baumann
  Lynch Vacancy


• Chelsey Renece Robinson
  McGury Vacancy


• Dan Balanoff
  O'Brien Vacancy


• Thomas More Donnelly
  Sullivan Vacancy

Similarly, the IVI-IPO did not offer endorsements in every Cook County subscircuit race, but it did make the following endorsements in these subcircuit races:

• John W. Wilson
  1st Subcircuit, Johnson Vacancy


• Jerry Barrido
  4th Subcircuit, Rogers Vacancy


• David L. Kelly
  5th Subcircuit, Portman-Brown Vacancy


• Timothy W. Wright
  5th Subcircuit, Shelley Vacancy


• David S. Rodriguez
  6th Subcircuit, Vega Vacancy


• Owens "Joe" Shelby
  7th Subcircuit, Martin Vacancy


• Bradley R. Trowbridge
  8th Subcircuit, Gordon Vacancy


• Sanjay Tailor
  9th Subcircuit, Cleveland Vacancy


• Barry Goldberg
  9th Subcircuit, Jacobius Vacancy


• Aileen Bhandari
  11th Subcircuit, McGuire Vacancy


• Joe Gump
  13th Subcircuit, Groebner Vacancy