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O’Malley loses retention, becoming third judge in 6 years to be ousted by voters
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 ...
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Advocates push for at least $20M in city’s 2025 budget for housing measures
Woodlawn and South Shore residents at a 2023 press conference outside the Chicago City Hall in support of the South Shore Housing Preservation Ordinance. Credit: Sebastián Hidalgo for Injustice Watch ...
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Chief judge issues new order aimed at helping tenants facing eviction in troubled buildings
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans Credit: Illustration by Verónica Martinez Tenants who live in substandard housing and face evictions got a boost from Cook County Circuit Court ...
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Three Cook County judges close to losing seats following scrutiny
One Cook County judge was losing his bid to keep his job and two more were in peril as vote-counting continued after Tuesday’s election. Shannon O’Malley — one of two judges facing questions about ...
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Powerful Cook County judge referred to judicial misconduct board over residency conflicts
Embattled Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright was referred to a state disciplinary board on Wednesday by the chief judge after an Injustice Watch investigation found he took inappropriate homestead ...
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Reporter’s Notebook: Snapshots from watching 8 Cook County judges at work
Fresh flowers on the bench of Cook County Circuit Judge Joanne Rosado at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse change frequently. Credit: Courtroom sketch by Verónica Martinez The second floor of Cook ...
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Where to find print copies of our November judicial election guide
As part of our effort to ensure everyone can access comprehensive, nonpartisan information about the upcoming Cook County judicial elections, Injustice Watch has printed 150,000 copies of our judicial ...
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Cook County Jail’s deadliest year in decades reveals repeated lapses and failed oversight
Daniel Colon’s sister, Jamie Colon, holds a middle-school graduation photo of her brother, who died last year in the Cook County Jail. Colon was one of 18 people who died at the jail in 2023, the ...
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Dying on Dart’s Watch
2023 was the deadliest year in the Cook County Jail on record, with 18 deaths, many of them from drug overdoses. An Injustice Watch investigation found lapses in supervision and medical care were at ...
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Judicial Elections
Every two years, Cook County voters go to the polls to elect new judges and decide whether to retain sitting judges. We research every judicial candidate and provide comprehensive, nonpartisan voter ...
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Surveilling Sobriety
Hundreds of Cook County probationers have been required to wear an electronic alcohol-monitoring bracelet, even in cases unrelated to alcohol. A single judge, Judge Gregory Vazquez, was responsible ...