Former prosecutors dominate the roster of 22 new associate judges, who were selected last week by the county’s circuit judges.
News
After 34 years, a murder conviction quietly reversed in 4 minutes
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James Allen, convicted of three murders on scant evidence, remains a long way from freedom.
News
In Mount Prospect, a village divided over the ‘thin blue line’
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Mount Prospect, Ill. is the latest of dozens of U.S. cities and towns to take steps toward restricting use of the ‘thin blue line’ by police and other government agencies. The controversial symbol has become a focal point for community tensions over race and policing in recent years — especially in the wake of the nationwide protests against police violence last summer.
COVID-19
No one knows how many Chicago cops are vaccinated against Covid-19
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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.
Housing
With federal moratorium no longer in place, Illinois extends ban on eviction enforcement to Oct. 3
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Injustice Watch talked to housing attorneys and advocates about some of the most common points of confusion. Here’s what we learned.
Judicial Elections
Chicago alderperson eyes a seat on the bench in 2022 election
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West Side Ald. Chris Taliaferro, a former police sergeant, wants a seat on the 11th judicial subcircuit, which covers parts of Chicago’s West Side and nearby suburbs.