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Vescogni wins La Salle County judgeship · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Vescogne wins La Salle County judgeship. Written by Tom Collins This
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  Everlet. Judge Michelle a Viscogni is projected to keep her seat on
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  the bench. Tuesday, the Peru Republican appeared to have fended off Democratic
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  challenger Melissa Oliveiro to secure a six-year term as circuit judge of
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  the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which includes LaSalle, Bureau and Grundy counties. Vasquay
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  52 won the three county race by a preliminary unofficial total of
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  37,413 to 29,903. In a statement, Vescogni
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  said she was honored and grateful to voters for placing their trust
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  in me. Thank you to my family and friends, to the Illinois
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  Valley Building and Construction Trades Council and its member unions, and to
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  everyone who supported this campaign, she said. For nearly ten years I
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  have worked to be fair and impartial to all, to protect the
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  rule of law and to uphold the Constitution. That commitment does not
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  change tonight. I look forward to continuing to serve the people of
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  The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Though Oliveo was active on the campaign trail
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  while Viscany grappled with a family medical crisis, the incumbent was largely
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  helped by the political map. The circuit judgeship was a three County.
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  Race and Vescogni took early commanding leads in Bureau County, 6,711
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  votes to Olivero's 5,004, and in Grundy County 10,567
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  votes to Olivero's 7,464. Vescogni prevailed in LaSalle County. I'd
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  like to thank the voters of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Olivero said
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  in Wednesday's statement. I really enjoyed meeting people and visiting so many
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  towns and cities. I'd also like to congratulate Judge Vescogni on her
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  victory and wish her all the best in the future. The preliminary
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  outcome was similar to the last judicial race in 2022 when Democratic
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  appointee Christina Cantlin lost by a nearly 10 percent margin to Republican
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  challenger Jason Helland in the red leaning circuit. Vescogni was elevated from
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  an associate to circuit judge in twenty twenty five, after the retirement
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  of Circuit Judge Cynthia M. Riculia. Vascogni graduated from North Central College
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  and earned a jurisdoctorate from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Kent
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  College of Law. She was admitted to the bar in Illinois on
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  november ninth, two thousand. Her professional experience includes stops in the city
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  of Mesa, Arizona, and at the Ottawa firm of Armstrong, Surin and
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  Associates, where she worked as an associate. She was engaged in private
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  practice before becoming a judge in december twenty sixteen, following the retirement
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  of Judge Daniel J. Butte.