For What It's Worth

FWIW readers will recall that the Cook County Democratic Party named four alternates for countywide judicial office at its recent slating s...

Supporters of Samuel Bae's 12th Subcircuit judicial bid are planning an October 16 fundraiser for their candidate at the North Branch Pi...

Supporters of Judge Andrea Buford are planning an October 8 fundraiser for their candidate at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson, from 5:3...

I did speak with Cook County Bar Association Executive Director Cordelia Brown about the October 3 reception and confirmed that the event i...

Supporters of Circuit Court Judge Chris Lawler are planning a fundraiser for their candidate on Wednesday, October 9 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Des Plaines attorney Samuel S. Bae has announced plans to seek the Democratic nomination for judge in Cook County's 12th Subcircuit. L...

Assistant Will County State's Attorney Sondra Denmark has begun a campaign for judge in the 15th Subcircuit. That's a link to Denm...

Judge Lawler with Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke at Lawler's installation A campaign website has been established supp...

Assistant State's Attorney Patrick Kevin Coughlin has announced plans to file for the Doody vacancy in the 15th Subcircuit. That's...

Candidate Cushing, at left, with Evanston Ald. Jane Grover (7th), and Wilmette Park Commissioner James Brault Attorney Thomas M. Cushin...

corrected September 22, 2013 15th Subcircuit candidate Michael Barrett and family Multiple sources have confirmed to FWIW that attorney...

William Daley's decision to withdraw from the gubernatorial race will have a significant effect on judicial races in Cook County. Ther...

Cook County judicial candidate Ketki Steffen was interviewed recently on Avy Meyers' North Town News Magazine Program . Steffen'...

Attorney Jerry Esrig has announced plans to seek one of the 9th Subcircuit vacancies. That's a link to his campaign website in the pre...

Supporters of 11th Subcircuit candidate Pamela McLean Meyerson are planning a fundraiser on September 30, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., at Petter...

Now that judicial candidate petitions are circulating, this seems an appropriate time to review what I'm trying to accomplish with my co...

Supporters of Brendan O'Brien are planning an October 5 fundraiser for their candidate on October 18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Kenny...

Assistant State's Attorney Megan Goldish has joined the field of candidates seeking one of the three vacancies available in Cook County...

The Illinois Civil Justice League has activated its IllinoisJudges.net page for the 2014 election cycle. While the primary focus of this...

Attorney Kelly Maloney Kachmarik has announced plans to seek election to the countywide Veal vacancy. That's a link to Kachmarik's...

Running for Judge is never easy under any circumstances. If you aren’t slated by the party, you know how difficult it can be to even get on ...

Attorney John Michael Allegretti , who currently serves as General Counsel to the Cook County Treasurer, is running for judge in the far wes...

Supporters of Joanne Rosado have announced an Oktoberfest fundraiser for their candidate, on Friday October 4, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., at...

Attorney James E. Hanlon, Jr. has announced plans to seek election to the Circuit Court from the 12th Judicial Subcircuit. That's a l...

Judge Sharon Oden Johnson Updated 9/6/13 to specify that Judge Johnson is running for the Steele vacancy. A Facebook message alerted me...

Diana Rosario Supporters of Diana Rosario, recently slated by the Cook County Democratic Party for the countywide Reyes vacancy, have ann...

Nevin's Pub in Evanston. Supporters of 9th Subcircuit judicial candidate Anjana Hansen have announced a kick-off fundraiser on Septe...

Friday the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reported that all of the federal judges in the Southern District of Illinois had recused themselves ...

A campaign website has been established for David Ellis, recently slated by the Cook County Democratic Party as its candidate for the Murph...

The candidate and his family Ninth Subcircuit judicial candidate Michael A. Strom writes FWIW this week that his campaign website is sti...

Supporters of Maritza Martinez have announced a September 30 fundraiser for their candidate at La Villa Restaurants & Banquets , 3632 N....

Appellate Court candidate Don Sampen is one of Avy Meyers' guests on this week's edition of North Town News Magazine . In Chica...

Tenth Judicial Subcircuit candidate Linda J. Pauel is one of Avy Meyers' guests on this week's edition of North Town News Magazin...

Former Evanston Alderman Anjana Hansen has announced plans to run for judge in Cook County's 9th Judicial Subcircuit. That's a lin...

A campaign website has been established for Judge Caroline Kate Moreland, recently slated as the Cook County Democratic Party's candida...

Attorney John Curry has announced plans to run in the Republican primary for the vacancy in the 13th Judicial Subcircuit. That's a lin...

Assistant Public Defender Joanne Rosado has announced plans to pursue election to the Cook County Circuit Court. That's a link to the ...

The Illinois Supreme Court announced today that Judge Allan S. Goldberg will soon retire from judicial service (he's been a judge since...

In a recent column , Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown seemed dismayed at the many judicial candidates who "cited their party credentials...

The Cook County Democratic Party slates by committee. The State Office Selection, County-Wide, Supreme and Appellate Court, and Circuit Cou...