Cook County Circuit Court expands Wi-Fi access for prospective jurors

People reporting for jury service at the Rolling Meadows courthouse in the Circuit Court of Cook County will now have Wi-Fi access while they wait to find out if they will be considered to serve as jurors for a trial, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced today.

Prospective jurors already have Wi-Fi access in the Richard J. Daley Center, the Leighton Criminal Court Building and the courthouse in Markham.

The Circuit Court is working with the Cook County Bureau of Technology to bring Wi-Fi to the jury assembly rooms at the Skokie, Maywood and Bridgeview courthouses.

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Chris Bonjean

Member Comments (1)

Is this really a good idea? We tell prospective jurors not to research things about their case on-line or go to google, news articles or social media. And now we provide them access to Wi-Fi? I understand the reasoning that this is before they are actually called but I think the temptation and possible harm are just too great.

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