If you're wondering what the process is, look at http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-edt-judge24.html It has a very fine-grained breakdown of which of the politically divergent Bar groups supported which judges for retention. It's very telling when there's one on which they all agree in the negative.
That took me about 25 seconds to find using Google. Really, if you're interested in the issues and digging deeper than the simple chart, you can find all you need. You just have to take the time to look.
For example, there's also a more granular breakdown for Chicago's NW suburban judges up for the vote at http://www.nwsba.org/about/news/news.php?NewsID=23 -- the NW Suburban Bar. They also make it clear who they recommend and not, and who elected to not participate.
Re: Biased; Useful in Context
That took me about 25 seconds to find using Google. Really, if you're interested in the issues and digging deeper than the simple chart, you can find all you need. You just have to take the time to look.
For example, there's also a more granular breakdown for Chicago's NW suburban judges up for the vote at http://www.nwsba.org/about/news/news.php?NewsID=23 -- the NW Suburban Bar. They also make it clear who they recommend and not, and who elected to not participate.