Riverside resident Rachel Marrello is on her way to becoming a Cook County Circuit Court judge.
In the March 17 Democratic primary Marrello easily defeated former Riverside resident Martin Reggi in a race in the 3rd Judicial Subcircuit which covers much of Riverside and part of Brookfield and extends to Berwyn, Cicero and parts of the southwest side of Chicago.
Marrello received 14,089 votes (72%) while the 74-year-old Reggi received 5,403 votes (28%). The defeat for Reggi is his fifth loss in a race for judge. Reggi, who has a law office in Berwyn and focuses on criminal defense work, also lost subcircuit races for judge in 2014, 2018, 2018 and 2024.
Marrello, a lawyer for Cook County Health, does not have an opponent in the November general election and will be sworn in as a judge on Dec. 7.
Marrello, who served on the Riverside Elementary School District 96 Board of Education for one term, from 2013 to 2017, thanked her supporters in a post on social media.
“Thank you to everyone who helped with my election to become a Cook County judge,” Marrello said in a post on her campaign Facebook page. “To my family, friends, to anyone who helped get signatures, who gave their signature, who put signs on their lawns, who donated, I am truly grateful.”