The last time the Committee for Retention of Judges in Cook County held an in-person event was in 2018 (the 2020 affair, like everything else in that Covid year, was 'virtual') and the price of an individual ticket was $125.
Well, Covid is over... sorta kinda over, anyway... and thus the Committee has opted to have an actual IRL reception this year. But, as the above flyer documents, the individual ticket price is now $250.
In 2018 we were heedless of crowds -- the more the merrier -- and all manner of well-wishers and wannabes and hangers-on crammed into the enormous Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, cheek by jowl with the great, the near-great, and, even, sometimes, the retention candidates themselves. In 2022, the event will be held at River Roast, 315 N. LaSalle Street. I would be deeply suspicious of any claim that this new venue has a capacity equal to Preston Bradley Hall.
Of course, however, even though Covid is totally over... even if everybody knows somebody who just came down with it... not everybody is yet eager to participate in large
Moreover -- and I suppose I am projecting here a bit -- I believe the Committee for Retention of Judges in Cook County would say that donation checks do not carry any virus. And it is your check, and not necessarily your physical presence, that the Committee truly desires to see.
Although I'm sure they could have put that better.
Anyway, you can go to the 2022 Reception for Cook County retention judges on Tuesday, September 20, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., at the aforementioned River Roast restaurant, 315 N. LaSalle Street. Individual tickets are $250 and, naturally, sponsorships are available (Friend - $500, Host- $1,000, Sponsor - $2,500, or Chair - $5,000). Tickets may be ordered at this link.
For questions about the event, or to sign yourself up for the Lawyers Committee, email Katie Craig at katie@p2consultinginc.com.
LOL. They want it virtual — for twice the amount of money — so they can turn off their screens (similar to how they run their court calls) and collect TWICE the amount of money for nothing. Vote NO on ALL of these worthless bums.
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ReplyDeleteAnne Burke has pulled the plug. Cunningham is being elevated to fill the vacancy. Jesse Reyes vows a blood bath.
ReplyDeleteHow many judges must show up for tomorrow's vote for Chief Judge in order for there to be a quorum? And why is Tim Evans so worried they won't have one? He ordered everyone back to work and they are going to work, right? If the judges can make it to cocktail parties to drink for free, why wouldn't they make it to the Daley Center to cast their vote in an uncontested election for Chief Judge so that the status quo remains the quo.
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