Josh is a reporter at Injustice Watch covering courts, policing and public defense, with an emphasis on data. He has been covering Chicago on various beats for nearly a decade including at DNAinfo, WVON, and the Chicago Reporter. Josh grew up in Tinley Park, attended Providence Catholic High School, and Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.
We broke down the data on specific charges and asked experts to explain why racial disparities are increasing in Cook County criminal court.
The office applied for an $800,000 federal grant to add clinicians and case workers to its small mental health unit.
Former prosecutors dominate the roster of 22 new associate judges, who were selected last week by the county’s circuit judges.
How many cops have gotten their vaccine shots? The question has a definite answer. But no one in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office or the police department seems able to put a number on it.
The subcircuit seat has been vacant since Dec. 7, after Judge Jackie Portman-Brown lost her retention bid.
Illinois is one of just seven states with no statewide oversight of public defenders. A new bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly would create a task force to further study public defender caseloads and quality of representation.
Sharone Mitchell Jr., who took over the public defender’s office in April, hopes to add more attorneys and work with community groups fighting for racial justice and systemic change.
La secretaria del Tribunal del Circuito del Condado de Cook Iris Martínez ha dado pie atrás a su promesa de campaña de darle al público más acceso a los registros de su oficina bajo la Ley de Libertad de Información del estado.
As a candidate, Iris Martinez said the Freedom of Information Act was the ‘only way’ to address problems in the scandal-plagued office, but now she backs a transparency bill that critics say is toothless.
The Judicial Quality Act passed out of a state Senate committee Wednesday, despite opposition from the Illinois Supreme Court.