A Lake County judge issued a temporary restraining order, halting the looming county budget cuts and layoffs in the Cook County Circuit Court.Tuesday afternoon’s decision saved, at least temporarily, the 161 circuit court employees who had expected to lose their salaries and benefits on Friday.Lake County Circuit Judge Mitchell L. Hoffman, who was appointed by a Cook County judge last week, granted the restraining order after nearly five hours of argument and negotiations at the Daley Center between attorneys for …