Thursday, March 19, 2026
Voters had no choice in more than half the races, which were uncontested. Several candidates won despite negative ratings from local bar groups.
Lawmakers, stakeholders, the governor, and feds all have indicated they’re open to regulation.
Historically, the only time you would hear an opinion from a judge was from the bench. That just changed, thanks to new guidelines from the U.S. Judicial Conference that impacts the entire federal court system.
A trio of experts discussed changemaking pieces of legislation at a community event Tuesday at Heartland Community College. The forum held by the League of Women Voters of McLean County profiled new laws aimed at transforming Illinois' criminal justice system.
In an election marked largely by an absence of candidates for judge in Cook County, voters in Chicago and the county's suburban communities selected winners in the only 12 contested judicial races in the March 17 Democratic Primary election.