The Election File Voting Guide: Should I ‘retain’ these judges, or boot them?

Oct. 26, 2010
Among the long list of elected officials Illinois voters will be asked to select this year are the judges. Yeah – we know – many of you skip over this part of the ballot. But there are good reasons not to do that.

Nearly 70 Judges Seek Retention in Cook County

Oct. 26, 2010
Voters next week in Illinois will be asked whether they want to re-hire a bunch of judges, including 68 in Cook County.After a judge is first elected, he or she never again has to face an opponent."At the end of each term, a judge has to run essentially against himself or herself," says Ma