Amy Qin (WBEZ), Author at Injustice Watch

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Chicago’s invisible property owners

Who’s your landlord? For many Chicago renters, their landlord is a faceless entity called an LLC, a limited liability company. That anonymity makes it tough to hold problem landlords accountable.

by Esther Yoon-Ji Kang (WBEZ) and Amy Qin (WBEZ) September 18, 2025September 19, 2025

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Parole and Clemency

Dying and disabled Illinois prisoners kept behind bars, despite new medical release law

The Joe Coleman Medical Release Act was expected to have freed hundreds of terminally ill and medically incapacitated prisoners in Illinois by now. But only a few dozen have been released, an investigation from Injustice Watch and WBEZ reveals.

by Carlos Ballesteros, Shannon Heffernan (WBEZ) and Amy Qin (WBEZ) August 30, 2023November 14, 2024

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