Cook County Democratic Party officials on Thursday heard from 34 candidates for judicial office who are hoping to be included on the party slate for the 2018 elections.The candidates who gave two-minute speeches and took questions from Democratic committeemen at Erie Cafe in River North each hope to run for a seat on the Cook County Circuit Court bench.According to the most recent data published by the Illinois State Board of Elections last week, Cook County had seven at-large judicial vacancies occur since December 2015 …