Endorsement: Cartwright Weinstein for Lake County Circuit Court Clerk
Incumbent Erin Cartwright Weinstein, a Democrat from Gurnee, is being challenged by Lake Forest Republican Carla Wyckoff, a former Lake County Clerk.
Cartwright Weinstein, first elected in 2016, has worked over the past eight years to incorporate technology upgrades and digitize records. She’s also starting to use artificial intelligence to review electronically filed documents and electronically filed citations.
With all that new technology, she says she has emphasized training to keep the staff on top of new technology and rule changes.
Wyckoff, a former attorney in the Lake and McHenry County state’s attorney offices, says she’s running to restore trust and remove politics from the office. She also wants to improve customer service and says she would bring energized leadership to the position.
Voters in the Nov. 5 election have a difficult choice. Both candidates are well-qualified, understand the role of the office and have experience running county agencies.
Cartwright Weinstein has worked hard to modernize the office and she gets our endorsement for another term.