We’ve lived in River Forest for 23 years. It’s a very pretty place, very wealthy, with many homes that could be termed palatial. We live in a condo building. It’s not a palace, but it is very comfortable and we have many warm, caring co-owner and resident neighbors in the Continue Reading
The Body Politic
2026 Illinois/Cook County Primary Election: Judicial Candidates
Yes, election season is once again upon us. As is the case in most election cycles in our Illinois counties, part of the election process includes judicial candidates standing for nomination. The formal election of judges, including for seat retention, is part of the general election in November. In cases Continue Reading
Oak Park – January 13 Town Hall – Reimagining Public Safety
THIS IS A REPOST/RESEND WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO RSVP FOR THE TOWN HALL Your RSVP is a registration for the event. Click on this link to RSVP.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sadly, our society’s obsession with guns, a national health issue, results daily in many deaths from easy access to killing machines. In Continue Reading
You Voted on the Basis of the Price of Eggs? You Were Conned. And You Know It.
It’s both sad and infuriating that such a large segment of our population is just fine with the way the current administration is administrating. Is this approval the result of so badly wanting something to be done about perceived over-government that the illegal, inhumane and ignorant means of changing it, Continue Reading
There Is Hope – Just Not Today
It bears repeating: the current occupant blathers on incessantly because he deeply needs attention. It doesn’t matter to him that he’s lying almost all the time. He does not have a belief system, just a visceral need to be noticed. He does have very efficient antennae for detecting what his Continue Reading
Facts? Logic? Irrelevant. They Foul Agendas.
One of my peeves is the use in public discourse of absurd logic. It’s made worse by confident, forceful presentation, as if that can cover it up. Last night I watched Christopher Rufo, a “conservative activist,” on the PBS NewsHour. He is, as was described, a key actor in the Continue Reading
Assessing Cook County Judicial Candidates – A Brief History
Cook County Courthouse, Daley Center We lived in DuPage County in Illinois for twenty years. I was relatively active in politics during that time, I served as an election reconciliation judge in the county for years. In our time there, I don’t recall having especially noticed or much cared about Continue Reading
Cook County Judicial Candidates – November 2024 – Injustice Watch Information
I’ve waited extra time this cycle for authoritative assessments of Cook County judges running for retention, Our usual source, the Alliance of Bar Associations, has been very slow to publish their findings. I’m still waiting. That’s the source that “Vote for Judges” (https://www.voteforjudges.org/) uses, so they, too, have been hamstrung Continue Reading
Bypassed Again
I’m not offended that the Democrats overlooked me as a candidate to replace Joe Biden. I mean, aside from I’m 2 ½ years older than Joe, I’m still mostly sharp and my cornbread is pretty much cooked in the middle. I don’t hesitate all that much at the top of Continue Reading
Voting for Judges – Illinois Cook County Primary March 19, 2024
It’s that time again in Illinois. We have a primary election on March 19. Some readers might not know much – or anything – about how we vote for judges in Illinois or, particularly, in Cook County. Whenever a primary or general election includes judicial candidates, I normally talk about Continue Reading