Chief Judge Evans Announces Women’s History Month Courthouse Tour Set for March 22nd

Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced the court will observe Women’s History Month on Friday, March 22, 2013, with tours of the Richard J. Daley Center courthouse, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago. The Women’s History Month Courthouse Tours will offer the public a sense of day-to-day operations in the Daley Center, which is the main courthouse of the Circuit Court of Cook County, one of the nation’s largest unified court systems. Tour highlights include a visit to a courtroom to observe a trial in progress and an informal presentation with a panel of women judges of the Circuit Court as well as the opportunity to meet with representatives of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, which co-sponsors the tours with the court. In addition, tour participants receive the court’s free informational guide which outlines the structure of the Circuit Court of Cook County, explains the basics of trial proceedings, and includes a directory of court and county resources.