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Hello I’m Nathaniel Hostetter for the 2018 NPR Illinois PodCamp.Brian Ottwel is an Associate Judge for the seventh Judicial Court of Illinois for eight…
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When their terms are up, sitting judges who want to hold onto their seats usually run for election as nonpartisan candidates. It's called "retention." But…
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No justice of the Illinois Supreme Court has lost a retention election since the up-or-down system was put in place 50 years ago. Last fall, Justice Lloyd…
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Illinois legislators will be asked today (12/3) to take what many say could be the most important vote of their careers. They've been called back to…
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Illinois lawmakers remain at odds over how to handle the state's $100 billion of pension debt. But there's a chance that this spring the General Assembly…
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Has the time come for Illinois to reconsider the manner in which it selects its judges?The question seems timely: A campaign finance reform task force is…
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Well, on the bright side of Illinois’ judicial elections, the big-business-funded American Tort Reform Association has dropped downstate Madison County…
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The sign on the door used to read “Men Only.” A woman could be at the top of her law school class, but she wasn’t getting into the judiciary. In recent…