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Campaign cash rolls in Wexstten-Cates race
Appellate Court Judge James Wexstten's campaign committee picked up nearly $100,000 in campaign contributions in the past week, including a few sizable ones, according to financial disclosure records. -
Wexstten campaign takes in $77k so far in January
Semi-annual financial disclosure reports are not due at the Illinois State Board of Elections for another 13 days, but signs indicate that campaign cash will flow heavily into the coffers of Fifth Judicial District candidates. -
Judge Judy
Judge Judy It could be a doozy of an '08 Southern Illinois Democratic primary election: Working-class incumbent of coal-mining descent versus ambitious personal injury trial lawyer. -
East St. Louis election observers out in full force
An armada of election observers has descended upon the city of East St. Louis in the first general election since several city Democratic leaders were convicted of vote fraud. -
Expensive court race necessary for level competition
The Fifth Appellate Court contest in southern Illinois will end up costing a mere third of what the most expensive state supreme court race cost just two years ago. -
Calvaletto calls on Granberg to return Lakin contribution
SALEM – John Cavaletto, Republican candidate for state representative in the 107th District, demanded that Kurt Granberg return a campaign contribution he's taken from Thomas Lakin. -
Cueto's name is certified for November ballot
Lloyd Cueto In eight weeks St. Clair County voters will decide whether to loosen a decades-old Democratic grip in the 20th Judicial Circuit. -
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Governor sprinkles another $1 million on Simmons' baseball dream
Senator Luechtefeld The bad news: Illinois has the largest state budget deficit in the nation at $3 billion, according to analysis conducted by the Rockford Register Star. The good news (for some) in the cash-strapped state is that Governor Rod Blagojevich found another $1 million to sprinkle on asbestos lawyer John Simmons' baseball dream in Marion. -
Metro East plaintiff's attorneys withholding financial support from governor
Only 10 Metro-East individuals or businesses made contributions of $150 or more to Judy Baar Topinka's campaign committee between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to a financial report filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections on Monday. -
McGlynn-Stewart on par in fund raising
Candidates for the 5th Appellate Court each raised a little more than $140,000 over the past six months, according to financial reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections. -
Cueto spends twice as much as Evans raises
Republican candidate for St. Clair County Circuit Judge Paul Evans raised $20,790 between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to a semi-annual report filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections on Monday. -
Crowder raises more than $63k in first half of '06
Madison County Associate Judge Barbara Crowder raised $63,240 in the first half of 2006, according to records filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections July 27. -
St. Clair County Dems raise $156k in first half of year
The St. Clair County Democratic Central Committee raised $156,079 in the first half of 2006, according to records filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections. And even though the committee spent more than that in six months, it ended a recent reporting period with $27,524.43 on hand. -
Cueto's election bid may be challenged
The Illinois Civil Justice League may challenge the constitutionality of 20th Circuit Judge Lloyd A. Cueto's election bid. -
ICJL files complaint against Cueto
Judge Cueto and family The Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) has filed a complaint with the Judicial Inquiry Board, the investigative body that oversees judicial ethics compliance in Illinois, asking for an investigation into political activity by St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd A. Cueto. -
Kugler officially announces in political minefield
Carol Kugler, candidate for state representative in the 112th District She called it her official announcement, but it was more like a re-assertion of candidacy. -
D-2: Cash flows in appellate court primary race
Stephen McGlynn The Metro-East judicial candidate with the most cash is also the only one running in a contested race. -
Judicial candidate Evans files with 1,403 signatures
Paul Evans, candidate for circuit judge in the 20th Judicial Circuit, has filed petitions to appear on the March 21 primary ballot with more than 1,400 signatures. -
Paul Evans to run for circuit judge in St. Clair County
Paul Evans, 45, an O'Fallon general practice attorney, announced Friday that he will run for circuit judge in the 20th Judicial Circuit in November 2006.