The 77 judges asking Cook County voters to keep them on the bench in November include some with unexplained tax debts, arrest histories, official ...

Judge Ieshia Gray, who is running for retention this year, is being accused of bias and unfair treatment by an attorney, ...

Leading Illinois Republican lawmakers on Friday asked the state Auditor General to probe state oversight failures at a ...

Two of the 77 Cook County judges running for retention in November claim homestead exemptions on Will County houses they have ...

Soon after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took office in 2019, his administration elevated Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center on Chicago’s South Side as a model for how Illinois would serve abused foster ...

Maggie Sivit, a multimedia journalist who specializes in community-centered journalism, is joining Injustice Watch as the organization’s new engagement editor. Sivit spent the last four years as the ...

It’s the news no parent wants to hear: Your child has just been arrested. It can feel scary, confusing, or overwhelming. Perhaps you don’t know where your child is or what they were arrested for. You ...

Injustice Watch is the only newsroom in Cook County dedicated to reporting on the court system. Our goal is one of public service: to listen to and center people affected by institutional injustices ...

Our team and our reporting on the Cook County court system have been recognized with many local and national awards. We’re grateful to our peers and our community for this recognition. List of awards ...