Illinois Appellate Court Justice Mary O’Brien has won election to the state Supreme Court, increasing the court’s Democratic majority in a year that Republicans hoped they would swing control their way.
Illinois Appellate Court Justice Mary O'Brien has won election to the state Supreme Court, increasing the court's Democratic majority in a year that Republicans hoped they would swing control their way.
Combined with this week's victory by Elizabeth Rochford, a Lake County associate circuit judge, Democrats increased their court majority from 4-3 to 5-2. Rochford defeated Mark Curran, a former prosecutor and the longest-serving sheriff in Lake County history.
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