The Cook County Democratic Party took the unusual step of failing to recommend a sitting judge, Judge Michael Toomin, for re-election in November Monday — the same judge who appointed a special prosecutor to look into whether Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx gave former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett special treatment.
Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Board President, is head of the Cook County Democrats, and she’s both an ally of Foxx and an opponent of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who crushed her in last year’s mayoral election.
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