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Alejandra Cancino and David Jackson join Injustice Watch as senior reporters

Two award-winning veteran journalists, Alejandra Cancino and David Jackson, are joining Injustice Watch as part of our ongoing expansion and commitment to investigative reporting.

by Injustice Watch Staff February 9, 2023December 5, 2023

Side-by-side portraits. On the left, a young Latina woman poses outside in front of a tree. On the right, a white man with long grey hair, a grey beard, and glasses stands inside.

Staff News & Awards

Injustice Watch hires journalists David Kidwell and Kelly Garcia

David Kidwell joins the team as investigations editor, and Kelly Garcia returns to Injustice Watch as a reporter.

by Injustice Watch Staff January 6, 2023December 5, 2023

A collage of photos and illustrations. From top left: Illustration of a male judge standing over a woman looking away, photo of a woman in a white shirt looking into the camera, illustration of a judge with paper airplanes that read 'reversed' flying at him, photo of an older man in a kitchen handing his wife a carton of milk, illustration that says 'Check your judges' with hands checking boxes next to people's faces, photo of two people on a panel talking into microphones.

Staff News & Awards

Year in Review: Highlights from Injustice Watch’s work in 2022

Our small but mighty Injustice Watch team has been busy in 2022. Here are some highlights of our work from the past year.

by Injustice Watch Staff December 26, 2022December 5, 2023

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

Guía para las elecciones judiciales del condado de Cook de noviembre 2022

Guía de Injustice Watch para las elecciones judiciales de Cook County de noviembre de 2022

by Injustice Watch Staff October 25, 2022January 29, 2024

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2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

Help us distribute our judicial election guide

Injustice Watch is looking for community organizations, local businesses, and civic do-gooders who are interested and willing to help distribute our guide to the November 2022 Cook County judicial elections.

by Injustice Watch Staff October 11, 2022January 29, 2024

Illustrated photos of judges with hands filling out check boxes and the words Check Your Judges

2022 Retention, Judges, Judicial Elections, Projects

2022 Cook County judicial retention election guide

Injustice Watch’s nonpartisan guide to the November 2022 Cook County judicial elections.

by Injustice Watch Staff October 11, 2022January 30, 2024

A judge's hand holding a gavel with scenes from courtrooms behind it and the words Check Your Judges

2022 Primary

2022 Cook County judicial primary election guide

Injustice Watch’s guide to the June 2022 Cook County judicial primary elections.

by Injustice Watch Staff May 26, 2022January 30, 2024

2022 Primary

Guía para las elecciones judiciales del condado de Cook de junio 2022

Guía de Injustice Watch para las elecciones primarias judiciales del condado de Cook de junio de 2022

by Injustice Watch Staff May 26, 2022October 14, 2022

Staff News & Awards

Year in review: Some of Injustice Watch’s best work of 2021

This year, our reporters covered judicial misconduct, immigration, public defense, the housing crisis, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, police in the suburbs, and more. Here are some of our best stories of 2021.

by Injustice Watch Staff December 28, 2021December 5, 2023

The Circuit

Explore nearly two decades of Cook County court data

The Circuit, our project with the Better Government Association and DataMade, examines Cook County criminal court data from over 3 million cases between 2000 and 2018. Now you can view the charges in our data broken down by race, gender, and ethnicity.

by Injustice Watch Staff August 13, 2021January 31, 2024

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