2020 Primary

Two candidates in Cook County’s March judicial primary have all the markings of a practice intended to siphon votes for the Democratic Party’s pick.

The candidate, Matt Flamm, denied Thursday that his resignation had anything to do with the likely ethics violation.

Caroline Golden uses her married name in her legal practice, which has included representing disgraced Chicago police officers. But she sought to run for judge using her given name. A Cook County judge has struck her from the ballot as a result.

A candidate for judge was forced to resign from the Illinois Department of Corrections after his teenage son used his service weapon on two separate occasions.

Democratic Palatine committeeman Matt Flamm is running for the Democratic nomination for a judicial seat. Legal experts say that violates the judicial canons intended to minimize the role of politics on the judiciary.

Her father’s real estate firm targeted people who’d have a tough time getting an apartment and wouldn’t refund fees even if a client didn’t like it, a state investigation found.

Cook County Circuit Judge Carolyn Gallagher is competing for a seat on the Illinois appellate court. But in the lead up to the race last summer she launched a different sort of campaign against well-connected political consultant Mary Kay Dawson. 

The Cook County Electoral Board on Thursday kicked several judicial hopefuls off the March primary election ballot, including attorney and Illinois Supreme Court candidate Clint Krislov.