Zoe Rosenbaum, Author at Injustice Watch

2016 Primary

Would-be judge has personal expertise in bankruptcy, unfit housing

Judicial candidate Alex Kaplan’s past troubles include losing properties at foreclosure sales; declaring bankruptcy; and co-owning a building cited for code violations and tenants engaged in criminal activity.

by Emily Hoerner and Zoë Rosenbaum March 8, 2016December 5, 2023

2016 Primary

Past blemishes no bar to seeking Cook County judicial seat

If history is a guide, the principal attributes of the winners in Cook County’s judicial races will not be their qualifications — their legal experience, education, and temperament — but rather the ethnicity of their names, their skin color, gender, campaign financing, and ballot position.

by Emily Hoerner and Zoë Rosenbaum February 16, 2016April 2, 2024

Bad Judgment

Fighting for her job, Cook County judge says she didn’t mean to mislead

Cook County Judge Beatriz Santiago pleaded for her job Tuesday, saying she had not intentionally deceived her mortgage lender on sworn documents.

by Emily Hoerner and Zoë Rosenbaum February 9, 2016December 5, 2023

As cops’ versions of shootings contested, City pays millions

Ten times in the last five years, the City of Chicago has paid $1 million or more to settle claims stemming from fatal shootings by Chicago police officers, city records show. All of the 10 people shot were African-American. Eight were 25 or younger. Nine were men. Nine of the shootings occurred on the South Side.

by Emily Hoerner, Zoë Rosenbaum and Sam Hart January 25, 2016December 5, 2023

Beat, shoot or abuse someone? No jail for Chicago cops

About four times a month, officers shoot suspects, bystanders or other police. Yet, in a typical year, prosecutors bring excessive-force charges against on-duty Chicago police fewer than two times a year, an Injustice Watch analysis of federal and state data shows.

by Emily Hoerner, Zoë Rosenbaum and Rick Tulsky January 14, 2016April 2, 2024

Bad Judgment

In Illinois, punishment is slow and lenient for errant judges

It commonly takes years to act against judges who violate the Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct, and the punishment seldom is more than a public reprimand, Injustice Watch’s first investigation found.

by Emily Hoerner and Zoë Rosenbaum December 4, 2015April 2, 2024

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