Check these websites for evaluations of judges on the ballot: 

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• ChicagoBar.org (ratings not yet available; has the most rigorous and thorough procedure for vetting judicial candidates)

• Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening

• ChicagoCouncil.org (Chicago Council of Lawyers)

• InjusticeWatch.org (Judicial evaluation guide available 10/11)

• ISBA.org  (Cook County judge candidate ratings)

• ISBA.org IL State Bar Association Cook County Retention Narratives; Methods Used to Rate Candidates

• VoteforJudges.org (hosted by Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts; aggregates ratings from multiple sources.)

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