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LaSalle County panel probes high jury no-shows, weighs online notices and school outreach
Summary
Committee members flagged 45 jury failures to appear in February and discussed causes — unreliable mail, outdated voter lists and renter mobility — and potential responses including online summons/returns, pilot programs and civic-education efforts in schools.
Tricia, who provided the jury statistics, told the Law and Justice Committee that the office summoned 1,078 people in February, sent 513 reminders, held two grand jury dates and brought in 126 jurors; the office recorded 45 failures to appear.
"We have a lot of, it's a lot of our issue, I think, is the mail," she said, explaining that late or undelivered mail and outdated voter-registration lists contributed to…
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