For What It's Worth

Cases, controversies, the occasional water-cooler rant, and news about Cook County judges and judicial elections

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

ILJA Holiday Party set for December 10

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All the information you need is in the flyer below... especially if you know how to work the QR code thingy. Which I don't. At least,...

Objections filed to five judcial candidates' nominating petitions

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When there aren't that many candidates, it would stand to reason that there would be fewer challenges as well. Such is the case in thi...
Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Congratulations to the presumptive winners... but....

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I mentioned earlier today that Steven Q. McKenzie, Ava George Stewart, and Judge D'Anthony "Tony" Thedford are running unoppo...
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Only one Cook County judicial vacancy in the special judicial filing period

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I offer the foregoing headline with just the teensiest wiggle room. The ISBE website shows only one Cook County judicial vacancy occurring ...

Only 46 candidates file for 27 Cook County Circuit Court vacancies

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Seven hopefuls filed for five countywide Cook County Judicial vacancies when the doors opened on October 27 at the Illinois State Board of E...
Friday, October 31, 2025

List of 2026 Cook County Circuit Court Candidates and website links

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As promised, I've put up a 2026 Candidate List in the Sidebar on the web version of this site. Given that many FWIW readers access this...
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Some likely Cook County judicial candidates have yet to file

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Case in point: Natalie Howse has not filed... but clearly plans to. That's a link to her campaign website in the preceding sentence; a...

Only one new Cook County judicial candidate filing since Monday

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Let's get the straight news part of the story out of the way, right up front: There are now 33 candidates for the 22 subcircuit vacancie...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Campaign website launched for recently appointed Judge Sara McGann

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The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Assistant State's Attorney Sara McGann to a 19th Subcircuit vacancy created by the conversion of t...

Radiance Ward campaign website found

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A campaign website has been established for 1st Subcircuit candidate Radiance Ward. That's a link to the website in the preceding sent...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Thirty two candidates file for 22 subcircuit vacancies

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There are currently vacancies in 10 of Cook County's 20 judicial subcircuits. The 13th Subcircuit has the most vacancies (four), while ...

Seven candidates file for five countywide vacancies on the first day of filing

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Seven Cook County judicial hopefuls, including three judges serving pursuant to Supreme Court appointment, filed nominating petitions yester...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Cook County Democratic Party announces 2026 judicial slate

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And it's a short one. (Hat tip for Frank Calabrese for being the first to provide it to me, because, this year, I could not attend the s...
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Fundraiser for Judge Tiernan's 8th Subcircuit campaign set for Wednesday, July 23

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I like to put these up sooner than the night before the event. Sometimes candidates don't give me enough lead time. That was not th...

Quish elevated to Appellate Court, Martin appointed to Hoffman vacancy

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We'll get to the outcome of last week's Cook County Democratic Party slating meeting as soon as possible... but some things we must ...

On the passing of Justice Thomas E. Hoffman

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I note that none of the glowing tributes I've seen following the sudden passing of Appellate Court Justice Thomas E. Hoffman mention his...
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Friday, June 13, 2025

Two candidate forums on June 17 that may be of interest to would-be judicial candidates

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The 38th Ward Dems, the Norwood Park Township Dems, Dems 45, 30th Ward Democrats, and 39th Ward Democrats will hold a Candidate Forum (the...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Ginger Leigh Odom appointed to 1st Subcircuit vacancy

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The Illinois Supreme Court today entered an Order appointing Ginger Leigh Odom to the 1st Subcircuit vacancy created when Judge Carl A. Wal...

Michael Cabonargi appointed to countywide judicial vacancy

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The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Michael Cabonargi to the countywide vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mary Ellen Coglan. ...
Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Chief Judge Evans announces several new presiding judges

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The following is a press release issued yesterday by the Office of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans: Chief Judge Evans is pleased ...

Judge Daniel O. Tiernan plans 8th Subcircuit run, campaign website established

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Cook County Associate Judge Daniel O. Tiernan has announced plans to seek the Gamrath vacancy in the 8th Subcircuit. His campaign recently ...

Judge Michael Zink announces plans to run in 20th Subcircuit, launches campaign website

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Michael Zink, who was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to a 20th Subcircuit vacancy late last year, has announced plans to seek elec...
Friday, May 23, 2025

Daniel Naranjo appointed to fill 13th Subcircuit vacancy

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In an Order entered earlier this week, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed long-time Assistant Public Defender Daniel Naranjo to the 13th ...

Echoes of Ukraine exhibit extended through May 25 at Ukranian National Museum

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The poster on the Ukranian National Museum website (above) references a closing date of May 18, but, according to UNM board member Steve ...
Friday, May 16, 2025

Circuit Court of Cook County announces associate judge vacancy; applications due June 11

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Here is the announcement, issued earlier this week, from the Office of Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans: Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today po...

John P. Carroll Jr. appointed to 3rd Subcircuit vacancy

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In an Order entered yesterday, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed John P. Carroll Jr. to a 3rd Subcircuit vacancy. The appointment is ef...
Friday, May 09, 2025

Lester Finkle appointed to 8th Subcircuit vacancy

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Lester Finkle, a long-time Cook County Assistant Public Defender, who served as Chief of Staff in that office from 2015 to 2021, has been ap...
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Lyons Township Dems announce judicial slating process, slating committee service options

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As slating season approaches, I hope this may be the first of several such announcements that I can share. Committeepersons or their design...
Friday, May 02, 2025

Proposed glove auction a slap in the face to all Illinoisans

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The only time I ever saw these gloves was in September 2009. I was in Springfield, one of many volunteer chaperones for a group of middl...
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Jack Leyhane
For over 40 years I concentrated my law practice in insurance coverage, insurance litigation, insurance defense, and civil appeals. Although I am currently retired from active practice, I continue to serve as an Arbitrator in Cook County Municipal and Law cases. I am also certified as a Mediator in the Cook County Law Division Major Case Court-Annexed Civil Mediation Program and the Chancery Division Mediation Program.
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