IUOE Local 399 offers endorsements in some Cook County judicial races

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 has published its endorsements in a number of state, federal, and local races in anticipation of the March primary. Local 399's complete endorsement list can be found at this link.

In contested Cook County judicial races, Local 399 has made these endorsements:

Supreme Court Vacancy

Joy Virginia Cunningham

Appellate Court Vacancies

Cynthia Y. Cobbs (Cunningham vacancy)
Celia Louise Gamrath (Delort vacancy)

Circuit Court Vacancies

Pablo F. deCastro (Flannery, Jr. vacancy)
Wende Williams (Mitchell vacancy)
Edward Joseph Underhill (Murphy vacancy)
Debjani 'Deb' Desai (Propes vacancy)

Subcircuit Vacancies

Owens J. Shelby (7th Subcircuit - Solganick vacancy)
James V. Murphy (10th Subcircuit - Wojkowski vacancy)
Kim Przekota (11th Subcircuit - Daleo vacancy)
Steve Demeitro (14th Subcircuit - O'Hara vacancy)
Luciano "Lou" Panici, Jr. (15th Subcircuit - Demacopoulos vacancy)
Jeffrey G. Chrones (18th Subcircuit - Converted from Edidin vacancy)
Bridget Colleen Duigan (19th Subcircuit - Converted from Senechalle, Jr. vacancy)
Michael J. Zink (20th Subcircuit - Converted from Budzinski vacancy)

Local 399 also endorsed four subcircuit candidates who are unopposed in the Democratic primary, but who face Republican opponents in November. These are Alon Stein (12th Subcircuit - Dickler vacancy), Frank J. Andreou (12th Subcircuit - Quinn vacancy), James "Jack" Costello (12th Subcircuit - Schleifer vacancy), and John Hock (18th Subcircuit - Converted from Linn vacancy).

In other races of particular interest to FWIW readers, Local 399 has endorsed former Appellate Court Justice Eileen O'Neill Burke for State's Attorney, but chosen to remain "Neutral" in the race for the Clerk of the Circuit Court.