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High school students ages 16 to 17 have until Sept. 25 to apply for Election Day poll worker positions, while adults have until Oct. 19.
Los jueces Mauricio Araujo y Jackie Portman-Brown han sido retirados de sus respectivos tribunales mientras se llevan a cabo investigaciones sobre su conducta.
Party leadership voted overwhelmingly not to endorse judges Michael Toomin and Mauricio Araujo for retention.
Michael Toomin, one of the judges, who presides over the juvenile justice division, is running for retention in November.
Judges Mauricio Araujo and Jackie Portman-Brown have been removed from their courtrooms as investigations into their conduct are underway.
Injustice Watch answers your questions about the upcoming judicial retention races in Cook County.
Back when she was a prosecutor, Judge Megan Goldish allegedly accepted a false statement in a murder case against a Chicago teen who was later exonerated.
Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. will keep his seat. In Appellate Court races, incumbents saw mixed results.
Illinois Supreme Court candidate Shelly Harris has contended that the accusation that he acted unethically on behalf of a nephew is a false charge by a former colleague who supports an opponent in his race.
As of March 11, the three white candidates in the Illinois Supreme Court election have outraised the four people of color by a ratio of 2-to-1.