Judge Michael Toomin and Mayor Lori Lightfoot say his critics are playing politics. Reformers say the lives and futures of Cook County children are at stake.
Judicial Elections
4 judges, 6 years, 98 reversals — and they want you to vote to keep them in office
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Cook County judges Margaret Ann Brennan, Patrick J. Sherlock, Kenneth J. Wadas and Anna Helen Demacopoulos have had rulings reversed on appeal more than 3 times as often as their colleagues.
Judicial Election Guides
Guía para las elecciones judiciales de Noviembre 2020
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Guía de Injustice Watch para las Elecciones Judiciales generales y de retención del Condado de Cook de noviembre de 2020
Judicial Election Guides
November 2020 Judicial Election Guide
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Injustice Watch’s guide to the 2020 Cook County judicial general and retention elections.
Judicial Conduct
El juez Mauricio Araujo renunció antes de que pudiera ser destituido por acusaciones de acoso sexual
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El juez del Condado de Cook enfrentó la posibilidad de ser expulsado de su cargo el martes por “evidencia clara y convincente” de comportamiento inapropiado y de acoso hacia las mujeres.
Essential Work
Listen: Youth organizers discuss Black joy, West Side history and the future
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“We are the revolution. It is in our bodies. It is in our bones. It is in our art. It is in the way that we speak.”
Judicial Conduct
Cook County judge resigns, avoiding discipline for alleged sexual harassment
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Judge Mauricio Araujo resigned after the Illinois Courts Commission found “clear and convincing” evidence that he engaged in a pattern of inappropriate and harassing behavior toward women.
Elections
Here are 6 things you need to know about voting in Chicago this fall
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Here are some steps you can take to ensure that your vote counts in Chicago this fall.
Cicero Independiente
Cicero police employee accused of domestic violence kept job despite investigator’s warning
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Failing to fire the lockup keeper would discredit the department, warned the investigator. But the police chief suspended the alleged abuser instead.
In Plain View
U.S. House subcommittee investigates cops tied to racist, xenophobic Facebook posts
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The departments were all named in Injustice Watch’s “In Plain View” investigation into troubling social media posts by law enforcement officers.
Judicial Elections
Judicial Accountability PAC opposes Toomin, Araujo for retention
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The presiding judge of the juvenile justice division and a judge accused of sexual harassment face growing opposition to their retention bids.