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LaSalle County courts struggle with juror no-shows; staff weigh contempt orders and outreach
Summary
Circuit staff told the LaSalle County board that juror no-shows and failures to appear are preventing trials and increasing summons volume. Staff described current follow-up practices, cited statewide trends and proposed both outreach and possible rule-to-show-cause enforcement as options.
LaSalle County court staff told the county board that a rising number of jurors failing to appear is disrupting trials and forcing the courts to issue more summons.
"We sent out 1,084 summons, 402 reminders," Tricia said, reporting jury management for recent weeks. "We brought in 128 jurors, and we had 55 failure to appears." Tricia described the court's current follow-up process: a two-day window to call the court, then a "fancy red letter" asking the prospective juror to contact the office; if there is no response, "that's…
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