For What It's Worth

Updated 10/21/23 to advise of event postponement. The following statement was copied from the AABAR website this morning: Out of respe...

The Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois has scheduled a reception honoring newly appointed Appellate Court Justice Ramon Ocasio III...

The Jewish Judges Association of Illinois will hold its 19th Annual Awards and Installation Dinner on Wednesday, October 18 at the Hilton ...

Here's a great oppotunity to ditch your December Bears tickets! OK, admittedly, that's not particularly civil. And I apolgize ...

The 2023 Justice John Paul Stevens Awards will be presented at a luncheon on Monday, October 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the Union...

Updated 9/27/23 to add additional endorsement not included in initial list provided by Cong. Schakowsky's office Cong. Jan Schakowsky ...

This morning's Internet outage impacting the Daley Center was apparently countywide, according to multiple sources. What happened, and...

BREAKING -- or, better perhaps, broken -- Internet service seems to have gone out at the Daley Center this morning, jeopardizing the morning...

A campaign website has been launched in support of Judge Celia Gamrath's candidacy for the Illinois Appellate Court. That's a link...

Supporters of Judge Debjani Desai 's bid to win election to the countywide judgeship she now holds pursuant to Supreme Court appointment...

State Sen. (and Maine Township Democratic Committeeperson) Laura Murphy has confirmed to FWIW that John Hock has received the endorsement o...

Eleventh Subcircuit candidate Dawn Gonzalez has announced two upcoming campaign events. The first, set for this Saturday, September 30, f...

Loveleen Ahuja has announced plans to run for one of the vacancies in the redrawn 8th Subcircuit. A campaign website has been launched in ...

Thursday, December 7. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. At Mi Tierra , 2528 S. Kedzie. Ticket information to come. The battlements have been breache...

The Appellate Lawyers Association and the Chicago Bar Association are both looking for moot court judges and brief graders to help out wit...

Yes, that's a clickbait headline on this post, but it's done with the purest of motives: The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judi...

Updated 9/18/23 to add new statment released by President Preckwinkle In Rowe v. Raoul , 2023 IL 129248 , the Illinois Supreme Court found...

The Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Foundation have announced the winners of this year's Justice John Paul Stevens Award...

A new $2 million federal grant will boost two existing north suburban court programs that help adults diagnosed with substance use disorders...

The High Holidays are just beginning (and Shana Tovah to all who observe), but the Decalogue Society of Lawyers is already looking ahead...

Associate Judge Gregory E. Ahern, Jr. has been returned to active judicial duty. In an Order entered Tuesday (Special Order No. 2023-126),...

When the kids were younger, I could make them distinctly uncomfortable merely by walking around the house belting out show tunes. I thoug...

The Illinois State Bar Association is seeking experienced members to participate in a structured mentoring program, sharing their wisdom ...

The Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois and HLAI Charities will hold their annual Black Tie Gala, Installation Ceremony and Awards Din...

Supporters of Liam Kelly's 10th Subcircuit judicial bid are planning a fundraiser for their candidate on Thursday, September 28, from ...

The 2023 Lawyers Assistance Program Awards Celebration will be held on Thursday, October 5, at Brookfield Zoo . Ticket holders will be ...

Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Kim Przekota has announced plans to seek a judicial vacancy in Cook County's redrawn 11th Su...

Last Friday's article about a judge getting reassigned to Judges Jail, apparently on account of 'liking' someone else's Tw...

The newly formed Polish-American Judges Association will hold its initial installation on Tuesday, September 19, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., a...

Hundreds of lawyers, law students, and judges are expected to turn out for an All Bar Social on Thursday, September 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p....

The Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago invites all lawyers, judges, and others serving in the legal profession to the annual Red Mass (mor...

Audrey Cosgrove has announced plans to seek an 11th Subcircuit vacancy in the 2024 Democratic Primary and her supporters have launced a camp...

Frank J. Andreou, who became an associate judge in the 2019 selection process, has announced plans to seek the Quinn vacancy in the 12th Su...