A trio of government advocacy and research groups dropped a wide-ranging bundle of recommendations on Tuesday for the next Cook County Circuit Court clerk to implement as part of an overhaul to a court system they say remains outdated under outgoing incumbent Dorothy Brown. The Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, Civic Federation and Chicago Council of Lawyers issued the 24-page report that urges the winner of the Nov. 3 election for county clerk to revamp the system’s technology, improve transparency and follow the federal monitor on hiring and employment practices.
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