Cook County Chief Judge Seeks Cash For Courts As Chicago-Area Foreclosure Filings Skyrocket; Current Funding To Process Cases Falling Short

In Chicago, Illinois, WBEZ Radio 91.5 FM reports:

• The sky-rocketing number of home foreclosure cases has the Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit courts trying to muster up more cash. Judge Tim Evans is looking for an extra $8 million to run the court system next year [...].

***

• Evans says some of the requested money would pay 7 new support staff to help judges dealing with home foreclosure cases. EVANS: "I have had to reassign 14 of our judges to full time duties just dealing with foreclosure cases alone." Evans says in 2005, there were about 16,000 foreclosure cases in Cook County. This year there have been almost 44,000.

For the story, see Evans: Cash for Courts?