One is forced to conclude that the presiding judges and chief judge are aware of it. The lawyers and judges are so brazen about their conduct, it appears that corruption is routine in Cook County Court. The State's Attorney has never investigated court corruption or prosecuted lawyers or judges for their criminal conduct. Cook County Circuit Courts have a long standing reputation for being the most corrupt and politically run in the country. Until you are a litigant here, you can't imagine how flagrant the corruption is.
Corruption is the unwritten official court policy.
There is no one to stop it, so everyone feels they can just do it out in the open. Imagine what it feels like to know that the Court System you are paying taxes for, and relying on for justice, is a criminal enterprise. For the litigants whose lives are ruined by it, it is simply a nightmare. Operation Greylord, the largest Justice Department investigation of a court system, only scratched the surface. It has had no lasting impact on the conduct of lawyers and judges in Cook County Circuit Court.