Posted in2024 Retention
November 2024 Cook County Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch’s guide to the November 2024 Cook County judicial retention elections.
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Posted inPolice
Chicago police made nearly 200,000 secret traffic stops last year
Chicago police are required by law to document every time they pull someone over. But our new investigation with Bolts reveals the department is releasing vastly incomplete data to oversight agencies, even as the superintendent pledges reforms.
Posted inJudicial Elections
Where to find a print copy of our March 2024 Cook County judicial election guide
We printed 120,000 copies of our judicial election guide and are partnering with other newsrooms, community organizations, local businesses, and civic do-gooders to distribute them across Cook County. Here’s where to find one near you.
Posted inCriminal Courts
The new ‘stop and frisk’? Chicago police make millions of traffic stops while searching for guns
Chicago police pulled over hundreds of thousands more drivers than they previously reported, but found guns in fewer than 1 out of every 150 stops, according to a new data analysis.
Posted inPolice
Chicago police are arresting thousands more Black drivers after traffic stops than they report to state regulators
An analysis by Block Club Chicago and Injustice Watch found thousands of missing traffic stops that ended in gun-possession arrests in data Chicago police are required to report to the Illinois Department of Transportation.