O’Malley loses retention, becoming third judge in 6 years to be ousted by voters
2024 Judicial ELECTION
Powerful Cook County judge referred to judicial misconduct board over residency conflicts
Three Cook County judges close to losing seats following scrutiny
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The Tenant Trap
A yearlong Injustice Watch investigation found tenants are regularly facing eviction and informal displacement at buildings with histories of serious safety violations, while the court system puts property rights above the rights of the people who live there.
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U Visa Denials
The Chicago Police Department denied hundreds of immigrant crime victims a path to citizenship through the U visa program.
The Long Wait
An investigation into the slow and opaque parole process for a small group of people incarcerated for crimes from the 1970s.
Surveilling Sobriety
Hundreds of Cook County probationers have been required to wear an electronic alcohol-monitoring bracelet in recent years.
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Editor’s Pick
The law requires judges to live in the jurisdiction they serve. One of the judges says he is living apart from his wife, who still lives there. The other, the presiding judge of the First Municipal District, declined to answer questions.