2024 Judicial ELECTION Guide
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Bar groups reconsider ratings of powerful Cook County judge, citing Injustice Watch report
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HOUSING
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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RECENT REPORTING
Illinois lawmakers demand probe of Chicago center for troubled youth
Abuse allegations went unchecked for years at state-funded center for troubled foster kids
Chicago police made nearly 200,000 secret traffic stops last year
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Judicial Elections
Injustice Watch provides comprehensive, nonpartisan voter guides for Cook County judicial elections.
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.
Examining issues of equity and justice in the court system
Our in-depth investigative reporting holds power to account.
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Editor’s Pick
Eighteen people died at the jail last year, and half of the deaths featured examples of inadequate supervision and medical care, an Injustice Watch investigation found. Sheriff Tom Dart blames detainees overdosing on drug-laced paper and says he’s addressed the problem, but experts say there’s a renewed need for oversight.