MICHELLE HIGGINS, et al. v. THE LAKE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CLERK’S OFFICE, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MICHELLE HIGGINS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 17-cv-07637 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood THE LAKE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ) CLERK’S OFFICE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Erin Cartwright Weinstein (“Weinstein”), the Lake County Circuit Court Clerk, terminated Plaintiffs Michelle Higgins, Tiffany Deram, and Joshua Smothers—all employees of Defendant Lake County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office (“Clerk’s Office”)—after defeating then- incumbent Keith Brin during the 2016…