When he announced his candidacy for Cook County judge, Chicago Police Lt. John D. Poulos touted the opportunity to “continue my public service, which spans 23 years.” It’s a career mired in ...

This investigation was reported in collaboration with the Chicago Tribune. In a flurry of contracts inked a decade ago, some of Illinois’ most powerful political figures declared it was time to fix ...

When Cook County sheriff’s deputies burst into the Maywood home of 74-year-old Velma Lewis with a battering ram, it wasn’t because she had committed a crime or had a warrant issued for her arrest. It ...

Two of the 77 Cook County judges running for retention in November claim homestead exemptions on Will County houses they have owned for years, Injustice Watch discovered as part of research for its ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center and Juvenile Court building on Chicago's Near ...

This story was reported and originally published by Borderless Magazine. Sign up for its newsletter to learn the latest about Chicago’s immigrant communities. With a pile of documents spread out in ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Cook County Circuit Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman was reassigned from her post in the pretrial ...

Thousands of people come through Chicago’s immigration court every day to plead their cases before a judge who will decide whether they can stay or be deported. It’s an uphill battle for noncitizens ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Griselda Vega Samuel, left, and Steve Demitro campaign on Chicago’s Southwest Side as they compete ...

For the third time in the past four elections, voters removed a Cook County judge from the bench — something which hadn’t happened in the previous three decades. Judge Shannon O’Malley, 62, a ...

This article was produced as a collaboration between Injustice Watch and Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. Chicago Police officers ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore, chair of the board’s criminal justice committee (left), is ...