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Cook County students get a crash course in elections before running the polls at their own schools

Some 150 students from two dozen high schools across Cook County aren’t just learning about elections in their civics classes ...

Cook County clerk’s office teams up with Chicago Bears to launch inaugural student election judge program

At 17 years old, Melissa Loch has never cast a ballot. It’s something the politically minded Arlington Heights student is eager to do for the first time this year. But she’s not stopping there. Loch ...

Afternoon Briefing: Cook County clerk and Bears train student election judges

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Jacob J. Meister, Candidate for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

1. Please tell us about yourself, your background and why you believe you are qualified to hold this office. I am an attorney and a longtime advocate for social justice. I have lived in Chicago most ...