Articles filed under Judicial
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State Supreme Court justice says he'll leave bench in 2020Nov 02, 2019 7:07 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier gave notice this week he will resign his seat on the bench effective Dec. 6, 2020. "It has been a privilege s...
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Courts commission agrees DuPage judge lied to police about shootingAug 23, 2019 8:32 am - An Illinois Courts Commission panel says DuPage County Judge Patrick O'Shea behaved in ways "prejudicial to the administration of justice," including lying to police and...
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Longtime Kane judge valued 'collective wisdom' of juries, variety of rolesDec 14, 2018 5:37 am - Jury duty can be a thankless and disruptive task, especially if a person reports and isn't called to a courtroom to potentially serve. That's where James Hallock, a judg...
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Two dozen vying for Lake County judicial postNov 29, 2018 5:24 am - Two dozen attorneys have applied for a vacant associate judge's position in Lake County, according to officials in the 19th Judicial Circuit. In coming weeks, the applic...
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Noland: Door-to-door push was difference in winning judge seatNov 09, 2018 6:28 am - Former Elgin state Sen. Michael Noland estimates he went 15 miles on his Segway almost every day from the beginning of July to this week campaigning for a circuit judge ...
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Bar associations offer judicial candidate recommendationsOct 12, 2018 5:25 pm - The state's oldest and largest bar associations have weighed in with recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the Nov. 6 election. The Illinois St...
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Kane County probation officers, counselors begin strikeMay 01, 2018 1:25 pm - Kane County's 118 probation officers and youth counselors went on strike Monday after rejecting the county's final contract offer late last week. The union, Teamsters Lo...
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It's official: Hartwell wins GOP primary for judge seat by 44 votesApr 11, 2018 9:35 pm - Thomas Hartwell won the Republican nomination for a countywide judge seat in the 16th Judicial Circuit by 44 votes, according to results made official this week. Hartwel...
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Flood waiting to decide on recount in Kane judge raceApr 07, 2018 12:13 am - Elizabeth Flood, a candidate seeking the GOP nod for a Kane County Circuit Court judge seat, has broken her silence, saying a 44-vote deficit likely will stand when vote...
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Noland wins Democratic nod for judge seat; 2 GOP candidates await final tallyMar 22, 2018 7:01 am - Former state Sen. Michael Noland cruised to an easy victory Tuesday night to secure the Democratic nod for an at-large circuit judge seat in Kane County, while two Repub...