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Board of Election Commissioners of Chicago, 394 U.S. 802 (1969), [1] was a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that an Illinois law that denied absentee ballots to inmates awaiting trial did not violate their constitutional rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district general elections Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) 1994 [16] [17] Danny K. Davis: Democratic: 42,530: Gwendolyn Stanford-Jones Harold Washington Party: 1998 [18] Earlean Collins: Democratic 62,134 (88.80%) Luther Franklin Spence Republican: 7,835 (11.20%) 2002 [19 ...
In 1848, the office of Cook County recorder was merged into the office of clerk of the Circuit Court. The office was accordingly renamed as "clerk and recorder". [1] For decades thereafter, the office served not only as the Circuit Court's clerk, but also served as the ex-officio county recorder of deeds. [2]
House Bill 2030 would effectively allow anyone incarcerated in a state prison to vote or sit on a jury. It only bans prisoners from voting who are convicted of a crime punishable by death.
The Cook County, Illinois, general election were held on November 5, 2024. [1] Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Board of Commissioners district 1, Cook County Board of Review district 1, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. [2]
The contest to run the often-overlooked office responsible for managing filings in the nation’s second largest court system could become one of the most expensive races in the March 19 primary.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. It is one of the busiest federal trial courts in the United States, with famous cases including those of Al Capone and the Chicago Eight. [1]
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — County clerks and recorders want you to feel confident when voting this election. In a press release signed by all members of the Illinois Association of County ...