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03/17/2026

We apologize for adding the following list late. We prepared a list of all individuals vying for judgeships in all Cook County of Illinois subcircuts. Hopefully, it will help you. Too many of them practice racist tactics against Black and Latino men, a practice resulting in a disproportionate number of those classes represented in prison populations. So much for the dialogue now.

Appellate Court candidate

Judith Rice – new candidate & the first le***an vying for the Appellate Court


Circuit Court candidates

Steven McKenzie – He does not have a strong background in
Litigation
Luz Maria Toledo
Linda Sackey—She is currently a judge vying for reelection
Ashonta Rice
Michael Cabonargi
Ava George Stewart
D’Anthony “Tony” Thedford

First Subcircuit

Radiance Ward
Natalie Howse
Ashley Greer Shambley
Ginger Odom
Tiffany Brooks

Third Subcircuit

John Carroll
Martin Douglas Reggi
Rachel Marrello

Fifth Subcircuit

Stephanie Kelly

Eighth Subcircuit

Kathleen Cunniff Ori
Elizabeth Christina Dibler
Ganson Fischer
Lester Finkle
Dan Balanoff
Katherine Carole Morrison

Eleventh Subcircuit

Jarrett Knoy
John Carrozza
Kim Przekota

Thirteenth Subcircuit

Robert “Bob” Groebner
William F. Kelley
Brittany Michelle Pedersen
Don Naranjo

Sixteen Subcircuit

Julian Sanchez Crozier
Jessica Kevina Velez

Seventeenth Subcircuit

Natalie Moore
Meredith Hammer
Amari Dawson
Bianca Brown
Andre Thapedi

Eighteenth Subcircuit

Sam Bae
Juan Ponce de Leon

Nineteenth Subcircuit

Sara McGann
Monica Somerville
John Harkins
Dave Coudrun

Twentieth Subcircuit

Michael Zink
Jon Stromsta
Belle Katubig

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02/14/2026

TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING LAW IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS -- WE WILL BECOME THE FACE OF HAVING ELIMINATED A LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT CONTRIBUTED ENORMOUSLY TO THE THOUSANDS & THOUSANDS OF PRIMARILY BLACK & LATINO MEN, YOUNG ESPECIALLY. LET'S GET THE 10,000 PETITION SIGNATURES WE NEED. LET'S ALL BECOME PART OF A NEW BLACK & LATINO HISTORY.

02/14/2026

Brilliance among African-American young individuals is NOT uncommon. We dominate, we rule and reign supreme.

This kid is a genius! A 9-year-old college student took a tour of the Maryland-based NASA campus and taught the scientists there a thing or two 👏😌.

While the goal was to treat the young student to a fun experience, they were the ones left in awe, with a spokesperson saying how the workers were “impressed” by his knowledge.

David Balogun made history in February by becoming the youngest person to graduate high school in Pennsylvania. He also became the second-youngest person in the nation’s history to graduate from high school, and his field of interest is space, specifically black holes and supernovas.

After news of his graduation made headlines, NASA and the Maryland-based Space Telescope Science Institute invited the brilliant young man to visit the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Center in Baltimore, according to Insider.

Read the full story on our website.