Lake County chief judge: No one ‘made any requests’ for lawmakers to redraw the county’s judicial lines – Cook County Record

Beginning in about a year, under a surprise bill jammed through Illinois’ state legislature in the wee hours of the morning, just before the end of the recently closed legislative session, Lake County’s circuit court system will be redivided, with the addition of at least four new “subcircuits” and an unknown number of new judges to preside in them.

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Group can continue lawsuit vs IL Elections Board for restricting voter registration data, frustrating audit of IL voter records – Cook County Record

A conservative political organization has won a chance to proceed with part of its federal lawsuit accusing the Illinois State Board of Elections of violating federal law by limiting access to the state’s voter registration database, and restricting the group’s ability to audit the data for irregularities.

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