Cam Systems
SCRAM devices come under fire from Cook County board
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Following Injustice Watch’s reporting, county commissioners held a hearing into the company that has billed more than $3 million to defendants ordered to wear SCRAM alcohol monitors.
News
SCRAM vendor continues to operate despite lapsed contract with Cook County
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With no oversight from county officials or direction from the chief judge, a private contractor continues to profit from court-ordered alcohol monitors.
Judicial Conduct
Her crime was driving without a license; a judge forced her to choose between months in jail or a year of alcohol monitoring
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Anastasia Strauther still doesn’t understand why Cook County Judge Gregory Vazquez ordered her to wear a sobriety monitor for a driving on a suspended license case.
News
Tens of thousands of voters mistakenly cast ballots for two Cook County sheriff’s candidates thrown out of the race
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Last-minute ballot changes, mass resignations of election judges, and miscommunication by the Board of Elections resulted in failures to notify voters that ballots cast for the two candidates won’t be counted.
Judicial Elections
Winners and losers of the 2022 Cook County judicial primary election
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Cook County voters picked a new class of circuit court and appellate court judges in Tuesday’s primary election. With election officials reporting abysmal voter turnout, some judicial subcircuit races were decided by a few thousand votes.
Judicial Elections
Why are these judges running for judge?
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Cook County associate judges running for elected positions in the June 28 primary explain why they’re seeking an office that they already hold.
Judicial Conduct
Cook County judge accused of physical and verbal harassment when she was a prosecutor; office says allegations were ‘unsubstantiated’
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Primary candidate Judge Ruth Gudino allegedly ‘engaged in unwanted touching’ and bullied co-workers as a prosecutor, according to a memo obtained by Injustice Watch. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said the allegations were ‘unsubstantiated.’
Police and Prosecutors
Exonerated man files $100M lawsuit against Chicago and police detectives
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While still in prison fighting another murder conviction, James Allen is seeking compensation for his wrongful imprisonment for a 1984 killing.
Judicial Elections
Cook County judge removed by voters in 2020 seeks return to the bench
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Jackie Portman-Brown was only the second sitting Cook County judge in 30 years to lose her seat. Can she become the first to be reelected?
Judicial Elections
Elected judges are rarely voted out of office. Here’s why.
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Injustice Watch and WBEZ’s Curious City podcast teamed up to explain why it’s so rare for a Cook County judge to be voted out of office.