Articles filed under Illinois Circuit Court
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Evans ousted by Beach in three-way race for Cook County chief judgeSep 10, 2025 8:13 pm - Eight-term Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans was ousted by Judge Charles Beach in a three-way race held Wednesday.
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Democratic candidate for Cook circuit court clerk promises modernization, transparency; Opponent silentOct 24, 2024 8:41 pm - Failure to modernize and lack of transparency are the biggest challenges facing the Cook County circuit court clerk’s office, according to Mariyana Spyropoulos, Democrati...
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Join the annual Veterans History ProjectSep 27, 2024 3:21 pm - Registration is open until Oct. 25 for the 19th Judicial Circuit Court’s annual Veterans History Project. Veterans will be interviewed by volunteer lawyers regarding the...
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How’s cashless bail going? Here’s what the data saysApr 25, 2024 4:35 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bai...
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Cook County circuit court clerk race heating upMar 11, 2024 1:24 pm - Cook County circuit court Clerk Iris Martinez says her accomplishments — updating technology, addressing backlogged expungement requests, establishing a domestic violence survivor center — have earned her a second term. Her March 19 Democratic primary challenger Mariyana Spyropoulos claims the office is mismanaged and that as an attorney, she is better suited to run it.
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Hoffman Estates stroke victim awarded $40 million in negligence lawsuitMar 01, 2024 4:01 pm - A Cook County jury Thursday awarded nearly $40 million to a Hoffman Estates man in a medical negligence lawsuit, officials with Clifford Law Offices said. Lawyers repres...
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Illinois challenge to Trump’s candidacy won’t be delayed, Cook County judge rulesFeb 07, 2024 8:50 pm - A Cook County judge Wednesday denied a bid by former Republican President Donald Trump to stall an objection to his candidacy in Illinois until after the U.S. Supreme...
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'It went well': As cashless bail starts in suburban courts, who was detained, who wasn'tSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - For judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and other courtroom personnel, it was business as usual Monday as cashless bail went into effect in courtrooms around the stat...
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Elation, dismay from suburban leaders over state Supreme Court's landmark bail rulingJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court's landmark decision Tuesday upholding the constitutionality of cashless bail sparked elation from some suburban leaders and dismay among other...
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Naperville attorney appointed judge in DuPage CountyJan 29, 2023 12:00 am - Jennifer L. Barron of Naperville has been appointed as a circuit judge in the 18th Judicial Circuit in DuPage County, filling the vacancy created when Judge Linda E. Dav...
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