Seven New Cook County Associate Judges Named

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Marybeth Stanziola

The names of seven new associate judges, selected in a vote of Cook County Circuit Court judges, were announced by Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.

Ballots listing the names of 14 finalists, chosen from 74 interviewed applicants, were distributed to 265 circuit judges. Ballots were due on April 27.

A recent Loyola University study on the impact of the Pretrial Fairness Act across judicial systems in Illinois has revealed interesting data about McLean County detainees.

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25 News Now

Former U.S. attorney for northern Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald is representing former FBI Director James Comey in his second indictment by the U.S. Justice Department under President Donald Trump.

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ABC 7

“Costco is poised to be paid twice for the same unlawful tariff burden: once by its customers (through elevated prices) and once by the U.S. government (through tariff refunds),” according to the complaint.

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Chicago Sun-Times

A judge on Wednesday sided with Illinois State University and refused a request by union officials to bar the use of temporary workers during an ongoing strike.

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WGN Radio

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, told Capitol News Illinois that Senate Democrats decided not to call an amendment that passed House last week after the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a hefty blow the federal Voting Rights Act. If approved by voters, it would have rewritten the state’s redistricting rules.

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NPR Illinois

The violent home invasion in broad daylight took place March 8 in suburban Winnetka, when a person posing as a delivery driver lured someone inside to open the front door.

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NBC 5 Chicago