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‘Black and brown tension’ evident in Democratic contest for Illinois Supreme Court seat
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoUndeterred by Cook County Democrats’ decision to back appointed incumbent Justice Joy Cunningham in...
Justice Mary Jane Theis takes over as chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrat Mary Jane Theis on Wednesday took over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, succeeding retiring justice and fellow Democrat Anne Burke. Selected by her fellow justices on ...
Theis sworn in as Illinois Supreme Court chief justice amid possible election shake-up
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJustice Mary Jane Theis was sworn in Wednesday as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, the fourth woman in the state’s history to hold the position. She’ll serve a three-year term replacing ...
Judges, ex-legislators and the Cook County clerk wrote letters of support for convicted Springfield...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA sitting state appellate judge, a former Illinois Supreme Court justice, multiple ex-legislators...
In highly political, richly funded contests for Illinois Supreme Court majority, pledges of...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAsk any of the candidates running for the Illinois Supreme Court if politics will guide their rulings and you’ll get the same answer. “My commitment is to be impartial and unbiased and to hear ...
Democrats poised to keep Illinois Supreme Court majority as candidates lead in two contested races
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrats appear poised to keep their majority on the Illinois Supreme Court after their candidates for two contested seats built leads over Republican opponents in an election many cast as ...
Rochford wins Democratic primary in race for Illinois Supreme Court seat; GOP side too close to call
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLake County Associate Judge Elizabeth “Liz” Rochford won the Democratic primary for an open Supreme Court seat following Tuesday’s election, but whether she will face off in the fall against ...
Early letters sent in support of convicted ex-Ald. Ed Burke include one from Paul Vallas
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSeveral letters in support of convicted former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke were made public Tuesday in...