In recent elections in Cook County, Chicago, several notable figures were involved. A Chicago cop, John Poulos, who fatally shot two men, lost in a race for Cook County judge. Larry Rogers Jr. retained his spot on the property appeals board despite facing opposition. Kim Foxx's top assistant finished third in a judgeship race, while a former prosecutor critical of Foxx won a different judge's seat. Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. accused Fritz Kaegi and another commissioner of trying to deceive African Americans in the election. Kim Foxx, the state's attorney, faced both praise for reforms and controversy during her tenure. Foxx commented on her legacy, emphasizing a shift in prosecution practices. The race to succeed Foxx was closely contested, with Foxx noting the lack of a clear mandate for policy changes.
It's amazing that about 48% of people in Cook County voted for a guy who hasn't been in a courtroom in decades, worked for convicted governor Rod Blagojevich, lifelong politician, pro-criminal and almost no relevant experience for the office he's running for. While the…
A former prosecutor who blasted Foxx on his way out the door in 2022 won his race to become a Cook County judge on Tuesday. But Kim Foxx's top assistant finished in third place as she tried to win a different judge's seat. https://t.co/qeblD0gAPe
Kim Foxx has stayed mostly quiet about the race to succeed her – but on Thursday she spoke up, arguing that the tight margin between the two Democratic candidates shows there is “not a mandate, if you will, to roll things back." https://t.co/CEshrIaOOy
Kim Foxx on her legacy: "The field of prosecution has shifted." Foxx seems proud to be part of a special category of progressive prosecutors. Foxx failed to mention one prosecutor, Chesa Boudin, was recalled in San Francisco and another, Marilyn Mosby, was ousted in a primary in… https://t.co/UsZnUtyM34
Kim Foxx's tenure as state's attorney marked by reform, controversy https://t.co/Z1vwxXX2rP
Kim Foxx's top assistant finished in third place as she tried to win a judgeship during Tuesday's election. But a former prosecutor who blasted Foxx on his way out the door in 2022 won the race for a different judge's seat. https://t.co/qeblD0gAPe
Fresh from defeating a Kaegi-backed challenger, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr. says Kaegi and another commissioner who's white "tried to hoodwink African Americans" in yesterday's election https://t.co/eF2CEIVQJe
This was worth mentioning to highlight the unimaginably incompetent people Toni Preckwinkle endorses. Despite five major Bar Association ratings declaring Liam Kelly "unqualified" for the bench, Boss Toni endorsed Liam Kelly anyway. Thankfully, Kelly was crushed at the polls. https://t.co/lsQC5RX6Y4
Larry Rogers Jr. fights big money from Assessor Fritz Kaegi, holds on to spot on property appeals board https://t.co/O5bHxgl9BW
A Chicago cop who fatally shot 2 men lost in yesterday's race for Cook County judge. The CPD's John Poulos got 1,586 votes, or 4.52% - last in a 4-way primary in the 20th Subcircuit. @TomSchuba and I broke the story of his campaign in this December story https://t.co/e17ID602Se