Four Republicans and three Democrats are vying for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court in a newly redrawn district.
The Illinois Supreme Court chamber inside the Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield.
Second District Appellate Judge Susan Hutchinson and Lake County Circuit Judge Daniel Shanes were awarded “highly recommended” ratings from the Illinois State Bar Association. John Noverini, a circuit court judge in Kane County, and former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran were rated “not recommended.” Noverini received the rating automatically after declining to participate in the bar group’s evaluation.
Rochford and Rotering both have ties to powerful Democrats in the state. Allies of former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan helped Rotering gather petitions in her unsuccessful 2018 bid for Illinois attorney general, and Rochford has donated money over the years to Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, now under federal indictment. Rochford’s campaign committee far out-fundraised her Democratic rivals.
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