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Resurrected: Five Cook County judicial election losers rebound quickly
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Cook County voters may have thought they ended the hopes of candidates who lost races for judicial seats last week. But five suddenly rebounded days later.
Cook County voters may have thought they ended the hopes of candidates who lost races for judicial seats last week. But five suddenly rebounded days later.
D. Renee Jackson and Rhonda Crawford both received ratings of “not recommended” after failing to participate in the evaluation processes of 12 bar groups. But last night they won the Democratic nomination, both beating out other candidates who had received ratings of “qualified” by the same bar groups.
As the number of Chicago homicides appears spiraling out of control, new concerns are being raised about whether the police, in the wake of months of public complaints of abuse, are being too restrained.
Of the 81 candidates running, 16 have failed to be recommended for the bench by both the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and the Chicago Council of Lawyers (CCL). Another 13 have received negative evaluations by one or the other.