Friday, McHenry County Blog reported on the positions of three candidates for judicial posts. Saying they favor cameras in the courtroom were Ray Flavin Demetri Tsilimigras Unwilling to say, “yes,” was Tiffany Davis. Not that it’s a big deal to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Court
Every time I get a chance to talk with McHenry County’s Chief Judge Michael Sullivan, I ask him when cameras will be allowed in local courtrooms. In a kindly manner, he usually says something like, “Not yet, Cal.” At the … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court:: CourtCall® to be Utilized by all Civil Division Courtrooms in the 22nd Judicial Circuit On September 1, 2015, the Circuit Court Of the 22nd Judicial Circuit will expand the use of … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: McHenry Branch Court to Close The Twenty Second Judicial Circuit of McHenry County has recently announced that the McHenry Branch Court held at the Municipal Building in the City of McHenry, … Continue reading
Since the following court decision expands protections for bloggers, such as McHenry County Blog, it is being reprinted in full. My thanks for an alert Friend of McHenry County Blog for telling me about it. Highlighting and additional paragraphing has … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: Twenty Second Judicial Circuit Seeks Input on Extended Media Coverage On February 1, 2013, at 2:00p.m., the Twenty Second Judicial Circuit of McHenry County will be hosting an open forum meeting … Continue reading
Springfield’s State Journal-Register is running a story about the Circuit Courts in Winnebago Counties allowing cameras in their courtrooms. Think Belvidere. Think Rockford. The order will be issued on Monday. Associated Press reports that Boone and Winnebago will make 13 … Continue reading
Here is an article worth sharing from Illinois Statehouse News: Illinois Supreme Court gives OK for cameras in trial courts January 23, 2012 By Scott Reeder | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — It is time for Illinois courts to become … Continue reading
If you were a suburban Republican, how would you like to have a Cook County Judge helping decide your political future? That’s the situation that Congressman Joe Walsh is in. And, considering that the Chicago Tribune is promoting his child … Continue reading
Sitting through an hour of Judge Thomas Meyer’s court proceedings before the Zane Seipler Special Prosecutor request case has convinced me that the 22nd Circuit Court Judges should hire a management consultant. Most of the hour was spent re-scheduling cases … Continue reading
Because of population grown since the year 2000, McHenry County gets two new associate judges. The selection process for these $171,000 jobs is in process. Twenty-nine lawyers have applied. But now the County Board has to find a place to … Continue reading
On Friday, the 2nd Appellate Court in Elgin released its opinion agreeing with Associate Judge Thomas Meyer that the arbitrator in McHenry County Deputy Sheriff’s Zane Seipler’s firing was just. McHenry County Blog printed a comprehensive story on the decision … Continue reading
Earlier this week McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren won a Federal Appellate Court decision because the lawyer handing the case for the plaintiff wrote such a bad brief. Today Nygren lost a State Appellate Court decision because his side of … Continue reading