Cameras Continue Creeping Into County Courthouses, Kendall the Latest
The DeKalb County and Lake County courthouses have also been cleared for cameras.
Three more counties have been cleared to have cameras inside their courthouses. The Illinois Supreme Court announced that cameras in courtrooms have been approved for the new 23rd Circuit, which included Kendall County and DeKalb County, and in Lake County in the 19th Circuit, according to a story in the Elgin Courier-News. According to the story, "Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon has said he expects to have cameras operating in Kane courtrooms sometime this year." The Illinois Press Association has reported that is up to the chief judge in each the state's 23 circuits to decide whether to allow courtroom cameras. "The policy will allow for up to two video cameras and two still cameras in a courtroom at the same time. Cameras would…
Marilynn Reinhardt
4:33 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Olddeegee, I couldn't agree with you more! These "comment" sections have become a sleazy forum for profanity and innane rants by the same offenders who must be nothing but frustrated, wanna-be writers. In my opinion, Mr. Nagel, there are far too few "comments" deleted. The Patch started out to be a resource for news, but it has worked its way into becoming a step above a check-out tabloid gossip … more ›