Are Political Power Brokers Influencing Chief Judge Election
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A quiet election is about to take place that could have major reverberations.
Tim Evans, the Chief Judge of Cook County Circuit Court, is being challenged for his post by a former aldermen who some say is being put up by political power brokers like Ed Burke, Toni Preckwinkle and Michael Madigan. What does the election mean and how would it work?
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Are Political Power Brokers Influencing Chief Judge Election
Clip: 9/12/2016 | 5m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Tim Evans, the Chief Judge of Cook County Circuit Court, is being challenged for his post by a former aldermen who some say is being put up by political power brokers like Ed Burke, Toni Preckwinkle and Michael Madigan. What does the election mean and how would it work?
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