Today's media can only make us despise one another if we let them

Matt Taibbi covered politics for Rolling Stone for a number of years; the Internet advises that he now is self-publishing his work on Substack.

I saw a chapter of Hate Inc. online (it was in my price range... free) and I thought it so good, and so important, that I actually ordered the book. (OK, so I had a gift card.)

The subtitle of the book is "Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another." And so many of us do -- perhaps without wondering why we do. Didn't we always?

And the answer, of course, is "no." Throughout the course of American history there has never been a shortage of instances of vitriolic, ad hominem attacks and partisan extremism -- but there have also been many instances of persons with strongly held, opposite views who somehow remained friends. There are just a lot fewer examples of such persons in these turbulent times. (In mourning her passing, the apparently genuine friendship between the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia has been frequently cited... often with seeming astonishment.) A politician from one party could occasionally speak with an officeholder in the other party without either, or both, being denounced as quislings or traitors. Sometimes they could even meet in public.

Taibbi's book addresses how things have changed, and how the media has changed them... and us... all in the craven pursuit of clicks and bucks.

In particular, I submit that Mr. Taibbi is onto something with his 10 Rules of Hate. These are the rules; I encourage all to read the book to see his explanations:

1. There are only two ideas.
2. The two ideas are in permanent conflict.
3. Hate people, not institutions.
4. Everything is someone else's fault.
5. Nothing is everyone's fault.
6. Root, don't think.
7. No switching teams.
8. The other side is literally Hitler.
9. In the fight against Hitler, everything is permitted.
10. Feel superior.

It is difficult to imagine having a civil conversation with someone who has just called you Hitler, or who accuses you of supporting someone who behaves or acts like Hitler. And living in civil society with people who say we are Hitler or with people who we say are Hitler is pretty much unimaginable.

So this trend to extremism is flat-out dangerous. Dangerous to the future of the country, maybe even dangerous to any of us physically in the near term. Such as, for example, on November 4.

But it doesn't have to be this way. We can see how we are being manipulated. And we can refuse to play.

Naturally, I am inclined to believe that anyone reading me is not likely to live in a "silo" or "echo chamber" and has the wit to recognize how we are being played or manipulated by those who serve us "news," even if you had never before heard of the 10 Rules of Hate. You, Dear Reader, rightly disdain the open sewer that is so much of today's Facebook and Twitter -- but I'll bet you know plenty of people who are hopelessly mired in the quicksand of online hatred, fueled by manipulative media. These acquaintances of yours (perhaps persons whom you once called 'friend' in real life, or to whom you are regrettably related by blood or marriage) are probably denouncing paragons of virtue on your side, too, aren't they?

Oh... wait... maybe you might want to read this book first... before you give it to those poor, benighted idiots with whom you sometimes stoop to engage online....

Cleaning up the Sidebar on Page One

Even though the two-week shutdown that was to begin immediately after the March Primary has still not ended, we are somehow in September already. (I don't know about you, but this seems longer, somehow, than just two weeks to me....)

Anyway, I'm pulling the links for all the campaign websites for Cook County judicial candidates in the March 2020 primary off the Sidebar on Page One and putting them here, more or less like putting stuff in the attic. Except, in this Internet attic, anyone can nose around.

Many of these links are long since dead, but not all of them. Even a year from now, if past experience proves any guide to the future, and if civilization has not collapsed utterly in the meantime, when potential 2022 candidates are scrounging for ideas or themes or other website ideas, some of these links may still be available for perusal.

2020 Cook County Circuit Court Candidates

• Julie Bess Aimen
• Erin Haggerty Antonietti
• Laura Ayala-Gonzalez
• Deidre Baumann
• Heather Mulligan Begley
• Aileen Bhandari
• David A. Bonoma
• Lloyd James Brooks
• Krista D. Butler
• Jennifer Patricia Callahan
• Timothy Patrick Carter
• Joseph Chico
• Daniel L. Collins
• Thomas J. Condon Jr.
• Marcia O'Brien Conway
• Audrey Victoria Cosgrove
• James Patrick Crawley
• Thomas M. Cushing
• Araceli Reyes De La Cruz
• Marie Aileen Dempsey
• Sondra Nicole Denmark
• James T. Derico, Jr.
• Jamie Guerra Dickler
• Frank R. DiFranco
• Cristin Keely McDonald Duffy
• Patricia M. Fallon
• Matt Flamm
• Basileios “Bill” Foutris
• Angel Garcia
• John Garrido
• Michael P. Gerber
• Lauren Brougham Glennon
• Jonathan Clark Green
• Jacqueline Marie Griffin
• Susanne Michelle Groebner
• Joe Gump
• Russell W. Hartigan
• Sheree Desiree Henry
• Keely Patricia Hillison
• John Hourihane
• Heather Anne Kent
• James John Knibbs
• Kerrie Maloney Laytin
• Anthony Lucafo
• Kristen Marie Lyons
• Dan Maloney
• Mary Catherine Marubio
• Celestia L. Mays
• Kelly Marie McCarthy
• Suzanne Therese McEneely
• Regina Ann Mescall
• Michael Harry Minton
• Teresa Molina
• Megan Kathleen Mulay
• Lorraine Mary Murphy
• Joy E. Tolbert Nelson
• Eileen Marie O'Connor
• Michael O'Malley
• John O'Meara
• Cory Eli Oshita
• Nichole C. Patton
• Amanda "Mandy" Pillsbury
• Jill Rose Quinn
• Mary Therese Quinn
• Pamela Reaves-Harris
• Chelsey R. Robinson
• Elizabeth "Beth" Ryan
• Gary William Seyring
• Anne Shaw
• Owens "Joe" Shelby
• Felicia H. Simmons-Stovall
• Levander "Van" Smith, Jr.
• Tiesha L. Smith
• Chris Stacey
• Pamela "Pam" Stratigakis
• Michael Alan Strom
• Jon Stromsta
• Arthur D. Sutton
• Mable Taylor
• Brad S. Telander
• Daniel O. Tiernan
• Perla Tirado
• Daniel Alexander Trevino
• Gerardo Tristan, Jr.
• Carmine Trombetta
• Bradley R. Trowbridge
• Elizabeth Anne Walsh
• Tyria B. Walton
• Lynn Weaver Boyle
• Howard J. Wise
• James Samuel Worley
• Maura McMahon Zeller

2020 Appellate Court Candidates

• Carolyn J. Gallagher
• John Griffin
• Michael B. Hyman
• Sharon O. Johnson
• Maureen Patricia O'Leary
• Sandra Gisela Ramos

2020 Supreme Court Candidates

• Cynthia Y. Cobbs
• Daniel Epstein
• Shelly A. Harris
• Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse
• Margaret Stanton McBride
• P. Scott Neville, Jr.
• Jesse G. Reyes

*sound of attic door closing*

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My philosophy of law: The one law that can not be overcome or repealed

I do not refer here to God's Law. This is a secular post, though I will happily agree with you that, counting God's Law, there are two laws that cannot be overcome or repealed.

Following the Law of God may (should) gain us salvation and life eternal. The sticking point is that we may not always know what God wants of us in a given situation, or, when we think we do, we too often find that someone else thinks differently. Millions of lives have been consumed in disagreements about what God really wants us to do.

But, regardless (not "irregardless"), though God's Law is far, far more important than the law I wish to discuss here, the law to which I refer is just as immutable and has consequences, for good and ill, usually ill, on human happiness.

The law to which I refer here is the Law of Unintended Consequences.

Whenever we humans make a law, however well-intended it may have been, however carefully drafted, however obvious or reasonable it may have seemed at the time, there may be unforeseen consequences, and often unhappy ones.

Whenever we humans have an idea, or espouse a principle, no matter how well thought out, how well regarded it may be, or how popular, that idea or principle will likewise often spawn unhappy consequences.

In 40 years as a lawyer, and as a lifelong student of history, I have seen, time and again, how the Law of Unintended Consequences has fouled up well-intended laws and programs and, well, as the poet Burns said, "The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men/ Gang aft agley."

I would like to talk about this in future posts, and provide concrete illustrations of what I mean, but I don't want to have to explain this each and every time.

Now... how do we deal with the Law of Unintended Consequences? Sometimes, and this is a theme I want to develop as well, we have to go back to the law or idea that spawned them and change, or soften, or even repeal or rethink the underlying law or idea. Sometimes we may need to merely adjust our frame of reference.

Before I get around to my illustrations of the Law of Unintended Consequences, you may wish to consider, from your own experience, what laws you have seen enacted that had unintended consequences. For lawyers, I am sure this will be an easy exercise. The only hard part will be limiting the number of illustrations.

To Be Continued....

The worst President of the United States ever

In some circles it is fashionable to refer to the Current Occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. as the worst ever President of the United States.

However bad you think he may be -- and even his most ardent admirers admit that he's abrasive and divisive -- we still have 50 states.

By contrast, when James Buchanan (pictured here) left the presidency, seven states had already claimed, and had purported to exercise, a right to secede from the Union.

You probably remember that Buchanan was the President immediately prior to Abraham Lincoln.

And you probably don't remember much more than that.

So you might not remember that Buchanan's Vice President, John C. Breckenridge, took up arms against the United States, becoming a major general in the Confederate Army. (That would put Breckenridge in the running for worst Vice President ever, but the competition for this dubious honor is pretty intense. Consider, for example, Aaron Burr.)

Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury, Howell Cobb, resigned in late 1860, after Lincoln's election, but while Buchanan was still in office, to become President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. After serving as a founding father of the Confederacy, Cobb, too, took up arms against the United States, rising to the rank of major general in the Confederate Army.

In his postwar Memoirs, U.S. Grant charged that Buchanan's first Secretary of War, John B. Floyd, "scattered the army so that much of it could be captured when hostilities should commence, and distributed the cannon and small arms from Northern arsenals throughout the South so as to be on hand when treason wanted them."

Floyd also resigned from Buchanan's Cabinet in December 1860 to 'go South' and join the Confederates. Commissioned a major general in the Provisional Army of Virginia, Floyd subsequently accepted appointment as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army.

Buchanan's Secretary of the Interior, Jacob Thompson, resigned in early January 1861 and subsequently joined the Confederate Army. Late in the war, Thompson was recruited by Jefferson Davis (Floyd's predecessor as Secretary of War) to run covert operations for the Confederacy from Canada.

Admittedly, Buchanan did not surround himself entirely with traitors.

John Dix, who served the last couple of months of Buchanan's term as Secretary of the Treasury, became a major general in the Union Army.

Buchanan's Secretary of State, Lewis Cass, also resigned from the Cabinet in December 1860, but for the exact opposite reason: He was frustrated with Buchanan's failure to protect federal interests in the South and mobilize the military. His successor, Jeremiah S. Black, had been Buchanan's Attorney General. Black's successor as Attorney General was Edwin Stanton, later Lincoln's Secretary of War.

But the fact that some of his appointees did not commit treason is surely not enough to make up for the disintegration of the Union on Buchanan's watch. Buchanan's place as the worst President ever seems secure. And let's hope it stays that way!

Laughter is the best medicine...

Except, of course, if you're sick. In that case, efficacious medicine would be infinitely preferable to laughter.

And, if you're not sick, an effective vaccine would do you far more good than even a hearty chuckle.

At the present time, however, we have neither a vaccine to prevent, nor medicine to treat COVID-19. We can merely laugh at our fears.

In this post, therefore, I've collected a number of posts that appeared on Facebook or that I shamelessly stole from others who were aggregating these gags for their own selfish purposes. I can't credit the original creators of this content because I don't know who they were.

But I do know that all of these made me smile. Perhaps some will make you smile as well.

Kind of funny, isn't it, how reality has a way of undermining expectations?

When the schools shut down, this one struck me as 100% true. But, then, my wife, and one of my sons, is a teacher.

But parents are nothing if not resilient...

Fortunately for the future of the world, teachers are not permitted to simply declare victory and retire.

Still, standards and fashions may of necessity be revised on account of the coronavirus shutdowns. Hopefully, however, not to this extent:

When the history of this unhappy time is written, academics will be puzzled by the fact that, to address the threat of a respiratory disease, American consumers hoarded toilet paper.

Yet this is what happened, and the Internet made fun of it accordingly:

We can all hope that this is not an accurate prediction of how a future monument to this time may look:

There are any number of TP-related jokes. Just this morning I saw this one online: Last night someone TPd my house -- and now it's worth $875,000.

I don't think this will work with TP...

...but I believe it is a proven method for starting a potato plant. My ancestors thrived on these... before the blight. If things don't get better soon, we may have to remember how they did it.

It's all too easy to get depressed, watching the news, and reading social media accounts. We are supposed to be hunkering down in our homes -- but first responders and medical personnel aren't allowed to shelter in place. They must brave the storm despite critical shortages of personal protective equipment. Some solutions to ease the PPE shortages will work much better than this, but none will be sillier:

Social distancing is nothing new to me. People have crossed the street to avoid me for years. But it can be hard to handle for some.

Newspaper horoscopes used to be prepared months in advance. If this had really been prepared some months ago, it would have been quite impressive:

Pets were overjoyed when the work from home orders came out.

But even for Man's Best Friend, too much of a good thing can become a problem....

There are very few places that we can go during the lockdown, and the grocery is one of them. This church sign offers shoppers a tip from the Old Testament that is very relevant.

Somebody else was channeling their inner Steven Wright when they posted this gem:

They said a mask and gloves were enough to go to the grocery store.

They lied. Everybody else had clothes on.

But even though the grocery store is a permitted destination, it is not necessarily a safe place to go. In fact, you are only as safe at the grocery as the store's least careful customer. That's why this one made me laugh so hard. That, and the fact that I am of a certain age and level of nerdiness:

I initially thought to close this collection with something snarky, like this:

But this seems more appropriate to the seriousness of the times:

If you're supposed to stay home, stay home. And if you can't stay home, because you are keeping the rest of us fed, or keeping us safe, God bless you. Either way, be well.

I admit to a certain amount of distraction on this morning before the primary....

I know, as the proprietor of a political website, even one focused on the bottom of the ballot, that I am supposed to be fully engaged in the primary, and I will, I promise, get back to it, though I didn't get back to it yesterday as I thought I would.

Instead of engaged, I am confused.

Why are we doing this?

Every other social activity has been curtailed in the last week.

Sure, I understand momentum and money, lots of money, behind the election machinery. But there was a lot of money, much more money in fact, in pro sports, and in the collegiate tournaments. And momentum? The build-up to the NCAA basketball tournaments is more astounding every year. But the tournaments got cancelled anyway.

My youngest son is an assistant baseball coach at Illinois Tech (what we used to call the Illinois Institute of Technology). First, his spring training trip got cancelled. Then, his season. It's a D-III school, so the seniors on his team who were robbed of their final season were spared the discomfiture of crying before prying television cameras, as some local athletes, in higher profile programs, were not. But there were tears, just the same. And now my son is cleaning out his desk at school (he teaches in a south suburban middle school) trying to set his students up to learn from home for the foreseeable future.

My oldest son travels for a living. That went by the boards. For relaxation, he watches sporting events. He was planning on using some miles for a Spring Training trip to Arizona to see the budding White Sox powerhouse. Gone, all gone. With their busy schedules, he and his wife don't cook a lot at home; they dine out regularly.

Yesterday, that was taken away, too.

I could go on, but everyone reading this has their own stories, some far more serious. We are all disrupted. All at sea.

I know these harsh restrictions are imposed as much for my benefit as anyone's. I am in reasonably good health -- coughing and sneezing and dripping off and on since before Christmas, battling congestion and fatigue -- but my grandchildren are young, and they have nothing to give me but their germs. That was funnier a week or two ago. Besides, my wife (a teacher, too) has come home all winter with stories about this family or that one succumbing first to Influenza A, then Influenza B, then strep; at our worst, we were doing better than so many. The point is, I've been largely vertical all winter, able to help out with transport to or from school or doctor or to pick up and deliver sundries.

Now, I'm told, I'm at particular risk. A cancer survivor, I have far less colon than standard issue. But I think the real concern may be that, before I was 30, I had sarcoidosis. It was asymptomatic -- found by accident, really, while a surgeon was rummaging around in my chest looking for something else. This latest plague creates real problems with breathing, inexplicably worse in some than others. As the kid in high school who always finished last in the mile run -- even behind the really fat kid -- and, mind you, I was not a smoker then -- I'm a little concerned about whether my lungs will be equal to the virus when I get it.

So I'm worried about myself. And my kids. And my grandkids. And the economy. How long can people remain on salary 'working from home?' Money is evaporating in the stock market just as fast as if stacks of cash were piled in bushels and burned. Probably faster. And hourly workers in restaurants and bars, and those dependent on tips, are going to be without funds for the foreseeable future. How long must we hide in our homes until this contagion is contained?

And, yet, the election -- and only the election -- must go on.

The one in November, sure. That must happen regardless. But a primary? It could be done in August as easily as March.

But, no, we are told, it must happen, and it must happen tomorrow on schedule.

So... yes, I'm a little distracted this morning. Sorry.

DPOP a pillar of Democratic Party orthodoxy

It's not surprising, of course, and it is a textbook illustration of dog bites man, but the Democratic Party of Oak Park has followed the Cook County Democratic Party's judicial slate right down the list.

But the DPOP emphasizes its particular endorsement of Judge Levander "Van" Smith, Jr., Maura McMahon Zeller, Laura Ayala-Gonzalez, and Judge Sheree Desiree Henry. Interestingly State Senate President (and Oak Park Committeman) Don Harmon notes his individual support for Clerk of the Circuit Court candidate Iris Y. Martinez while still noting the Party's preference for Michael M. Cabonargi.

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Cong. Danny Davis offers endorsements in Cook County judicial races

Longtime Illinois Congressman Danny K. Davis has his own reelection to look to, but that hasn't stopped him from offering endorsements in other races, including several Cook County judicial races.

In the race for the Illinois Supreme Court, Cong. Davis favors Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr.. For the Appellate Court, Davis endorses Judges Carolyn J. Gallagher (Neville, Jr. vacancy) and Sharon O. Johnson (Simon vacancy).

For the 7th Subcircuit, Davis recommends Pamela Reaves-Harris. (Her name is misspelled on the above card, as are the names of a couple of other candidates -- but I assume they don't mind.)

In countywide Circuit Court races, Cong. Davis's choices are:

Tiesha L. Smith - Bellows vacancy
James T. Derico, Jr. - Coghlan vacancy
U. O'Neal - Ford vacancy
Celestia L. Mays - Funderburk vacancy
Levander "Van" Smith, Jr. - Larsen vacancy
Arthur D. Sutton - Mason vacancy
Teresa O'Malley - McCarthy vacancy
Sheree Desiree Henry - Murphy Gorman vacancy
Lloyd James Brooks - O'Brien vacancy
Araceli Reyes De La Cruz - Roti vacancy
Deidre Baumann - C. Sheehan vacancy
Jill Rose Quinn - K. Sheehan vacancy

These endorsements are being added to the Organizing the Data posts.

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Citizens in Action for Better Government offers endorsements in Cook County judicial races

Another group with a high-sounding name, a website, and a Facebook presence, the Citizens in Action for Better Government is offering its endorsements for Tuesday's primary, as seen above.

At least this group has registered as a political action committee with the Illinois State Board of Elections. The listed chairperson is James Pelligrini; the treasurer is Daniel Donnelly.

I can't claim acquaintance with either one -- but this is hardly disqualifying for them, inasmuch as I know very few people, and few of the people I do know admit it. (I was doing social distancing -- not voluntarily, mind you, but I was doing it -- long before it became fashionable.)

Anyway, for what it's worth (there's a catchy phrase), the Citizens in Action for Better Government have endorsed John Garrido for the McGing vacancy in the 10th Subcircuit. In countywide races, the group has made the following endorsements:

Cristin Keely McDonald Duffy - Bellows vacancy
Aileen Bhandari - Coghlan vacancy
Jacqueline Marie Griffin - Funderburk vacancy
Megan Kathleen Mulay - Larsen vacancy
Joy E. Tolbert Nelson - Mason vacancy
Michael O'Malley - McCarthy vacancy
Amanda "Mandy" Pillsbury - Murphy Gorman vacancy
Elizabeth Anne Walsh - O'Brien vacancy
Lorraine Mary Murphy - Roti vacancy
James Samuel Worley - K. Sheehan vacancy

These endorsements are being added to the Organizing the Data posts.

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39th Ward Democratic Organization makes endorsements in many Cook County judicial races

According to the Cook County Democratic Party's website, the post of 39th Ward Committeeman is currently vacant, but State Sen. Ram Villivalam is running unopposed for the post in Tuesday's primary. And he's already assumed the reins.

FWIW has received an email from Sen. Villivalam advising of the 39th Ward Democrats' endorsements in several Cook County judicial races; a portion of that email is reproduced above. (The 39th Ward Democratic Organization's endorsements can also be found here.)

The reader will note that the 39th Ward follows the county slate in judicial races, with certain omissions.

No endorsement is offered in the Supreme Court race.

Nor are any endorsements offered for the Coghlan, Larsen, or O'Brien vacancies on the Circuit Court. Sen. Villivalam's email explains that neither he nor the 39th Ward Democratic Organization made any endorsements in these races because "Beth Ryan, Suzanne McNeely, and Heather Kent are running in this vacancies, respectively, and they are our neighbors in the 39th Ward." Those aren't endorsements that can be added to the Organizing the Data posts, not exactly, but the omission of the county party's slated candidates from the 39th Ward endorsement list may impact the results there.

In contested subcircuit races, the 39th Ward Democrats have endorsed Pamela "Pam" Stratigakis for the Axelrood vacancy in the 9th Subcircuit, Jon Stromsta for the McGing vacancy in the 10th Subcircuit, and Liam Kelly for the O'Brien vacancy in the 10th Subcircuit. These endorsements have been added to the Organizing the Data posts.

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45th Ward Independent Dems stick close to the county party's judicial slate

But... if you look closely... there are a couple of departures from the script.

For the countywide Coghlan vacancy, the 45th Ward Independent Dems abandon Judge James T. Derico, Jr. in favor of Aileen Bhandari. In the race for the C. Sheehan vacancy, Deidre Baumann is preferred over the slated Maura McMahon Zeller.

In the contested 10th Subcircuit races, the 45th Ward Independent Dems endorse Jon Stromsta (McGing vacancy) and Judge Mary Catherine Marubio (O'Brien vacancy).

These endorsements have been added to the Organizing the Data posts.

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Judicial endorsements by the 47th Ward Democratic Organization

According to the above flyer, the 47th Ward Democratic Organization is backing the entire countywide Democratic slate for both the Appellate Court and Circuit Court.

So that's not news.

In theory, when the Cook County Democratic Party sets a slate, all 80 committeemen, from each of the City's 50 wards, and each of the county's 30 townships, are supposed to support them, too. So I don't add the 47th Ward endorsements to the Organizing the Data posts in any of the countywide races. Dog bites man is not news.

But the subcircuits are another matter.

With the exception of Jon Stromsta in the 10th Subcircuit, I haven't been able to confirm who was slated by the committeemen in any of the three subcircuits. So I'll add the 47th's subcircuit endorsements in those Organizing the Data posts.

And... did you notice?

There's no endorsement made in the Supreme Court race by the 47th Ward Democratic Organization. That may be significant.

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Dorothy Brown offers her choices for Cook County judicial races

Outgoing Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown has made some endorsements for Tuesday's primary.

It's easy to be snarky about this; there are few practicing lawyers who don't have a story or two about lost or missing pleadings or even whole court files. Many times, in preparing an index to an appellate record, I'd encounter motions, orders, or discovery responses from an entirely different case -- and in many cases I and my opponent would have to put together a stipulation, with file-stamped copies attached, to insert the actual necessary papers into a record.

Efiling has cured the worst of this -- especially when efiling was taken from Clerk Brown's control. When Clerk Brown had control of efiling, "free" filing wasn't free.

And Dorothy Brown always seemed to be running for another office -- and never getting there.

But all this is beside the point when it comes to elections.

Because when it came to getting elected as Clerk of the Circuit Court, and getting re-elected, Dorothy Brown won. Her most impressive reelection bid was her last, when she was dumped by the Democratic Party because, it was rumored, she was about to be indicted.

But she wasn't indicted.

And the good, church-going ladies and everyone else who had supported her in the past came out to support her again.

So while many practitioners may not be particularly concerned about Dorothy Brown's endorsements, I suggest that her recommendations may well translate into actual votes from persons that supported her in the past.

Without further preamble, then, Clerk Brown has endorsed Justice Nathaniel Roosevelt Howse for the Supreme Court and Judge Sharon O. Johnson for the Simon vacancy on the Appellate Court.

In contested countywide Circuit Court races, Dorothy Brown has made the following recommendations:

Tiesha L. Smith - Bellows vacancy
James T. Derico, Jr. - Coghlan vacancy
U. O'Neal - Ford vacancy
Celestia L. Mays - Funderburk vacancy
Levander "Van" Smith, Jr. - Larsen vacancy
Arthur D. Sutton - Mason vacancy
Sheree Desiree Henry - Murphy Gorman vacancy
Lloyd James Brooks - O'Brien vacancy
Deidre Baumann - C. Sheehan vacancy

The Organizing the Data posts are being updated accordingly.

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Italian American Police Association of Illinois makes endorsements in Cook County judicial races

You have to dig a bit on the group's Facebook page to find them, but the Italian American Police Association of Illinois has made endorsements in several races, judicial and otherwise, on the March primary ballots.

The IAPA has endorsed two candidates in the race for the Illinois Supreme Court, Appellate Court Justices Jesse G. Reyes and Margaret Stanton McBride. The group endorsed Judge Carolyn J. Gallagher for the Neville, Jr. vacancy on the Illinois Appellate Court.

In countywide races for the Circuit Court, the IAPA endorsed:

Cristin Keely McDonald Duffy - Bellows vacancy
Elizabeth "Beth" Ryan - Coghlan vacancy
Laura Ayala-Gonzalez - Ford vacancy
Jacqueline Marie Griffin - Funderburk vacancy
Megan Kathleen Mulay - Larsen vacancy
Joy E. Tolbert Nelson - Mason vacancy
Michael O'Malley - McCarthy vacancy
Amanda "Mandy" Pillsbury - Murphy Gorman vacancy
Elizabeth Anne Walsh - O'Brien vacancy
Heather Anne Kent - O'Brien vacancy
Lorraine Mary Murphy - Roti vacancy
Russell W. Hartigan - C. Sheehan vacancy

In subcircuit races, the IAPA's choices were:

Erin Haggerty Antonietti - 3rd Subcircuit, Murphy vacancy

Pamela "Pam" Stratigakis - 9th Subcircuit, Axelrood vacancy

John Garrido - 10th Subcircuit, McGing vacancy
Daniel Alexander Trevino - 10th Subcircuit, O'Brien vacancy

Patricia M. Fallon - 12th Subcircuit, Hanlon vacancy
Frank R. DiFranco - 12th Subcircuit, Hanlon vacancy (Republican candidate)

Susanne Michelle Groebner - 13th Subcircuit, Kulys Hoffman vacancy

Heather Mulligan Begley - 15th Subcircuit, Griffin vacancy

These endorsements will be added to the Organizing the Data posts.

In other matters of potential interest to FWIW readers, the Italian American Police Association also endorsed Bob Fioretti and Christopher E.K. Pfannkuche for the Democratic and Republican nominations for Cook County State's Attorney. Richard Boykin was the group's choice for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court.

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Indo-American Democratic Organization announces Cook County judicial endorsements

The Indo-American Democratic Organization has announced its endorsements for the March primary. For a complete list of IADO's endorsements, click here.

In contested Cook County judicial races, the IADO has made the following endorsements:

Supreme Court
Jesse G. Reyes - Freeman vacancy

Appellate Court
Michael B. Hyman - Neville vacancy
John Griffin - Simon vacancy

Countywide Vacancies
Kerrie Maloney Laytin - Bellows vacancy
Aileen Bhandari - Coghlan vacancy
Laura Ayala-Gonzalez - Ford vacancy
Celestia L. Mays - Funderburk vacancy
Suzanne Therese McEneely - Larsen vacancy
Teresa Molina - McCarthy vacancy
Heather Anne Kent - O'Brien vacancy
Araceli Reyes De La Cruz - Roti vacancy
Russell Hartigan - C.Sheehan vacancy
Jill Rose Quinn - K.Sheehan vacancy

Subcircuit Vacancies
Jamie Guerra Dickler - 6th Subcircuit, Nega vacancy
Eileen Marie O'Connor - 6th Subcircuit, Pantle vacancy

Jonathan Clark Green - 8th Subcircuit, Fleming vacancy

Pamela "Pam" Stratigakis - 9th Subcircuit, Axelrood vacancy
Michael Alan Strom - 9th Subcircuit, Luckman vacancy

Jon Stromsta - 10th Subcircuit, McGing vacancy

Patricia Fallon - 12th Subcircuit, Hanlon vacancy

Matt Flamm - 13th Subcircuit, Kulys Hoffman vacancy
Michael P. Gerber - 13th Subcircuit, Kulys Hoffman vacancy

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The Soul Slate PAC announces Cook County judicial picks

There was a political action committee registered with the Illinois State Board of Elections called The Soul Slate Political Action Committee, but it was closed out before the turn of the century. And yet The Soul Slate PAC still exists, on Facebook if not elsewhere, and this is the slate it is promoting. These endorsements have been added to the Organizing the Data Posts.

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Organizing the Data: 12th Subcircuit - Hanlon vacancy

Updated March 12, 2020

Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary. Frank R. DiFranco also filed for this vacancy and is unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Patricia M. Fallon - #231

Campaign Website

Law Bulletin Questionnaire

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Judge Patricia M. Fallon is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Judge Fallon was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2001 and was appointed to the Circuit Court in 2019. Judge Fallon has practiced law in the private, corporate and government sectors. Judge Fallon is well regarded for her knowledge of the law, trial experience, and excellent temperament and demeanor.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Hon. Patricia Maria Fallon was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2001. Prior to her appointment to the Circuit Court, in 2019, she served as Chief of Human Resources for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. From 2004 to 2017, she worked for the Labor and Employment Unit of the Cook County State’s Attorney Office, where she served as an Assistant State’s Attorney and also as a Supervisor (2015-17) and Deputy Supervisor (2013-2015).

Ms. Fallon is considered to have good legal ability with litigation experience in both state and federal court. She is described as hard-working with good temperament, and is praised for her supervisory skills. The Council finds her Qualified for the Circuit Court.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Patricia Fallon has been licensed since 2001. She was appointed to the circuit court in July 2019 and currently sits in the First Municipal District – Traffic Section. From June 2017 until her appointment, she was chief of Human Resources at the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. She came to that position after spending thirteen years as an assistant state’s attorney in the Labor and Employment Unit becoming supervisor in 2015. Prior to joining the State’s Attorney’s Office, she had been a contract attorney for a law firm and for Abbott Laboratories. She has been on committees and a section council member for the Illinois State Bar Association and is a member of other bars. She has also done legal writing.

Attorneys gave favorable comments about her legal knowledge and ability, pointing to her experience in state and federal courts, diligence and good temperament. She has jury and pretrial motion experience and has handled appeals. She has appeared before several county and state agencies handling employment matters. ISBA finds Judge Patricia M. Fallon qualified to serve as a judge to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Recommended

Asian American Bar Association: Qualified

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Highly Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Highly Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Endorsements

Chicago Federation of Labor
AMVOTE PAC
Indo-American Democratic Organization
Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7
Italian American Police Association
Advocates Society (Recommended)

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Howard J. Wise - #232

Campaign Website

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Howard J. Wise is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Mr. Wise was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1997 and is currently in private practice concentrating in criminal law, traffic, DUI and personal injury matters. Mr. Wise is hardworking and well regarded for his knowledge of the law, legal ability, and fine temperament.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Howard Jay Wise was admitted to practice in 1997. He has been a sole practitioner since 2001 focusing on Criminal Law, Traffic, and Personal Injury matters. He served as a Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney between 1998 and 2001.

Mr. Wise is considered to be a solid practitioner with good legal ability and temperament. He has substantial litigation experience. The Council finds him Qualified for the Circuit Court.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Howard J. Wise has been licensed since 1997. He has been in private practice since 2001, currently with Howard J. Wise & Associates doing mainly criminal defense, DUI and traffic cases. From 1998 to 2001 he was an assistant state’s attorney; his assignments included Criminal Appeals, Traffic, Misdemeanors, Felony Preliminary Hearings, and Felony Review. He is a member of various bar associations.

He is considered to be smart and informed, professional and diligent. He has some jury trial experience and a lot of bench trial experience. ISBA finds Mr. Howard J. Wise qualified to serve as a judge to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Recommended

Asian American Bar Association: Not evaluated through no fault of the candidate

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Not Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Not Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Endorsement

Chicago Tribune

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Carmine Trombetta - #233

Campaign Website

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Carmine Trombetta declined to participate in the Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC) screening process and, therefore, according to The Chicago Bar Association’s governing resolution for the JEC, is automatically found NOT RECOMMENDED.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Carmine Vincent Trombetta was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1983. Since 1984, he has worked as a Solo Practitioner at the Law Firm of Carmine V. Trombetta in Schaumberg. He represents clients in criminal cases, civil litigation, real estate, wills and trusts, and bankruptcy matters.

Mr. Trombetta is considered to have good legal ability and temperament. He has substantial litigation experience in a variety of both criminal and civil matters. The Council finds him Qualified for the Circuit Court.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Carmine Trombetta has been licensed since 1983. He has his own general practice: Law Office of Carmine V. Trombetta, focusing on civil matters, real estate and bankruptcy matters.

Attorneys, including adversaries, report that he is prepared, hardworking and has a good understanding of legal issues. He has some jury experience, both civil and criminal. ISBA finds Mr. Carmine Trombetta qualified to serve as a judge to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Not evaluated through no fault of the candidate

Asian American Bar Association: Qualified

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

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Organizing the Data: 14th Subcircuit - Bertucci vacancy

Updated March 16, 2020

Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy.

Gerardo Tristan, Jr. - #231

Campaign Website

Law Bulletin Questionnaire

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Judge Gerardo Tristan is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Judge Tristan was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2002 and was appointed a Cook County Circuit Court Judge in 2019. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Tristan served as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney, First Chair, in a Felony Courtroom. Judge Tristan has extensive trial experience and is well regarded for his knowledge of the law, fairness and fine temperament.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Hon. Gerardo Tristan Jr. was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2002 and was appointed to the Circuit Court by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2019. Before becoming a judge, he worked at Tristan & Cervantes as an associate, assisting the partners in their day-to-day legal obligations, focusing on labor, estate and business law. Then in 2003, Mr. Tristan began serving as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney.

Judge Tristan is considered to have good legal ability and had substantial litigation experience in more complex matters before becoming a judge. He is reported to have a good temperament and respondents praised his fairness. The Council finds him Qualified for the Circuit Court.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Gerardo Tristan, Jr. was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2002. He was appointed to the Circuit Court in January 2019 and is currently assigned to the First Municipal District – Traffic Section. At the time of his appointment he had been an assistant state’s attorney for most of his career with assignments in Child Support, Juvenile Justice and Felony Trial. He is on the board of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, has been a committee member for the Illinois State Bar Association and is a member of other legal groups.

He has substantial criminal jury and bench trial experience. Attorneys reported that he is very organized with a great demeanor and specifically noted his proficiency in the technological aspects of courtroom litigation. ISBA finds Judge Gerardo Tristan, Jr. qualified to serve as a judge to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Not evaluated through no fault of the candidate

Asian American Bar Association: Recommended

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Endorsements

Chicago Tribune
Chicago Federation of Labor
AMVOTE PAC
12th Ward Ald. George Cardenas
Democratic Citizens of Berwyn

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Steve Demitro - #232

No Campaign Website found (but there is a campaign Facebook page)

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Steve Demitro declined to participate in the Judicial Evaluation Committee (JEC) screening process and, therefore, according to The Chicago Bar Association’s governing resolution for the JEC, is automatically found NOT RECOMMENDED.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Not Recommended - Did not participate in the evaluation.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Steve Demitro declined to participate in the judicial evaluation process. Pursuant to ISBA guidelines, Mr. Steve Demitro is found to be not recommended for election to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Not Recommended

Asian American Bar Association: Not Recommended

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Not Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Not Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Not Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Not Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Not Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Not Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Not Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Not Recommended

Endorsement

15th Ward Democratic Party

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Organizing the Data: Countywide O'Brien vacancy

Updated March 16, 2020
Updated March 14, 2020
Updated March 12, 2020

Candidates are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary; no Republican filed for this vacancy.

Elizabeth Anne Walsh - #211

Campaign Website

Law Bulletin Questionnaire

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Elizabeth Anne Walsh is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Ms. Walsh was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2006 and concentrates her practice in personal injury and insurance defense matters. Ms. Walsh has had extensive trial experience and possesses the legal knowledge and experience to serve as a Circuit Court Judge.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Elizabeth A. Walsh was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2006. Since 2007, she has been an Attorney at Bruce Farrel Dorn & Associates, where she handles insurance defense cases. From 2006 to 2007, she was an Associate Attorney at Paul H. Wharton & Associates, where she defended personal injury actions.

Ms. Walsh is considered to have good legal ability. She is praised for her temperament and for her responsiveness to opposing counsel. She has substantial litigation experience. The Council finds her Qualified for the Circuit Court.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Elizabeth Anne Walsh has been licensed since 2006. She handles insurance defense cases at Bruce Farrell Dorn and Associates. She is a past president and current board members of the Southwest Bar Association and is involved with the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.

Attorneys respect her for her legal knowledge, preparation, temperament, and professionalism. She has substantial civil trial experience. ISBA finds Ms. Elizabeth Anne Walsh qualified to serve as a judge to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Recommended

Asian American Bar Association: Recommended

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Endorsements

Chicago Federation of Labor
Italian-American Police Association of Illinois
Citizens in Action for Better Government
New 26th Ward Independent Democratic Party

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Lloyd James Brooks - #212

Campaign Website

Law Bulletin Questionnaire

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Judge Lloyd James Brooks is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Judge Brooks was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2000 and was appointed to the bench in 2018 and is currently assigned to the First Municipal District. Judge Brooks presides over a high volume courtroom and hears a variety of cases involving wage garnishments, citations to discover assets, evictions, and supplementary proceedings. Judge Brooks is well regarded for his knowledge of the law, legal experience, and excellent demeanor.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Lloyd James Brooks was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2000. Since 2013, he has been a partner at the Consumer Legal Group, P.C., where he focuses on insurance coverage, consumer protection, and real estate and mortgage foreclosure defense. Previously, he was owner of The Brooks Law Firm (2004-2013); an associate at Lord, Bissell & Brook (2002-2004); and an associate at Zevnik Horton (2000-2002). Since 2008, he has taken on pro bono cases for the Access to Justice Program at Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.

Mr. Brooks is considered to have good legal ability. He is considered to be well-prepared with a good grasp of the law and procedure. He is reported to have an excellent temperament – a zealous advocate while showing respect for opposing counsel and judges. The Council finds him Qualified for the Circuit Court.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Lloyd James Brooks was admitted to the Illinois bar in 2000. In December 2018 he was appointed to the circuit court and currently sits in the First Municipal District. After being licensed he worked for two law firms before opening his own practice in 2004 where he concentrated on consumer advocacy cases. In 2013 he became a founding partner of the Consumer Legal Group where he worked until his appointment. He has some bar association memberships and engages in community speaking.

He is considered to be professional and well-prepared with excellent legal knowledge. As a practicing attorney he was a zealous advocate with a diverse clientele. ISBA finds Judge Lloyd James Brooks qualified to serve as a judge to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Not evaluated through no fault of candidate

Asian American Bar Association: Qualified

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Endorsements

Cook County Democratic Party
Chicago Tribune
IVI-IPO
Chicago NOW PAC
Personal PAC
Cong. Danny Davis
The Soul Slate
Dorothy Brown
Advocates Society (Recommended)

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Heather Anne Kent - #213

Campaign Website

Law Bulletin Questionnaire

Bar Association Evaluation Narratives

The Chicago Bar Association says:

Heather Anne Kent is “Qualified” for the office of Circuit Court Judge. Ms. Kent was admitted to practice law in Illinois in 2006 and has served as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney for the past 13 years. Ms. Kent is currently assigned to the Felony Trial Division at the George M. Leighton Criminal Court. Ms. Kent has extensive trial experience and is well regarded by defense counsel and the judges before whom she appears for her knowledge of the law, legal ability, and excellent demeanor.

The Chicago Council of Lawyers says:

Heather Kent Jacobsmeier was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2006. Since that time, she has served as an Assistant State’s Attorney at the Cook County State’s Attorney Office, where her assignments have included Second Chair, Felony Trial Division (2016-present);Trial Supervisor, Felony Review Unit (2018); and Third Chair, Felony Trial Division (2013-2016); Preliminary Hearings and Grand Jury Unit (2013); Felony Review Unit (2011-2013); Delinquency Division (2009-2011), Child Protection Division (2007-2009) of the Juvenile Justice Bureau; and the First Municipal Division of the Criminal Prosecutions Bureau (2006-2007).

Ms. Kent Jacobsmeier is considered to have good legal ability. She is reported to have good temperament and respondents noted her high integrity. She has substantial litigation experience. The Council finds her Qualified for the Circuit Court.

The Illinois State Bar Association says:

Heather Anne Kent has been licensed since 2006. She is a career assistant state’s attorney who has been assigned to the Felony Trial, Sexual Assault and Juvenile Justice divisions. She has coached mock trial teams, lectured, is a member of several bar associations, and participates in community activities.

She has criminal jury trial experience and is considered to be prepared, even-handed and of high character. ISBA finds Ms. Heather Anne Kent qualified to serve as a judge to the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Other Bar Association Evaluations

Arab American Bar Association: Recommended

Asian American Bar Association: Recommended

Black Women Lawyers' Association: Recommended

Cook County Bar Association: Recommended

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: Recommended

Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois: Recommended

Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago: Recommended

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Women's Bar Association of Illinois: Recommended

Endorsements

41st Ward Regular Democratic Organization
38th Ward Ald. Nicholas Sposato
Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7
Italian American Police Association
United Hellenic Voters of America
Indo-American Democratic Organization
Chicago NOW PAC
Advocates Society (Recommended)

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