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    Check Your Judges: Why Cook County judicial elections matter

    By Adeshina Emmanuel and Carlos Ballesteros | October 15, 2020

    Judicial elections bring high stakes and consequences, especially for Black, Latinx and other marginalized groups disproportionately impacted by the justice system.

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    The Circuit: Decoding the Cook County Court System

    The Circuit is a data-driven collaboration between Injustice Watch, The Better Government Association, and Datamade to investigate and reveal how Cook County’s courts work.

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