Two award-winning veteran journalists, Alejandra Cancino and David Jackson, are joining Injustice Watch as part of our ongoing expansion and growing commitment to investigative journalism. Jackson is ...

Injustice Watch reviewed the tenures of each of the eight past FOP presidents elected by rank-and-file officers in Chicago and found a pattern of leadership defined by inflammatory public statements, ...

Leonard Dixon, who ran the Cook County Temporary Detention Center since 2015, resigned Dec. 1. Credit: José Alejandro Córcoles for the Chicago Reporter The superintendent of the Cook County Juvenile ...

This story was produced in partnership with Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. In March 2024, a traffic stop for an alleged seat belt ...

Investigative reporting doesn’t always make a measurable impact, and reverberations often come long after stories are published. That wasn’t true for Injustice Watch this year. Our work in 2024 led to ...

Earlier this month, Injustice Watch celebrated its 10th birthday. For the past decade, our reporting has shed light on systemic injustices in the court system, leading to official investigations, ...

Anastasia Strauther at LaFollette Park in Chicago on Aug. 1. Cook County Associate Judge Gregory Vazquez forced Strauther to wear an electronic alcohol monitor for months while on probation for a ...

Ever since she got married in 2012, Ashonta C. Rice has used her given name with her friends, her law clients, and even on many public documents. But last month, Cook County elections officials — and ...

In October, Nayra Guzmán, an immigrant from Mexico, filed a wrongful detention lawsuit — known as a habeas corpus petition — at the federal court in Chicago after being detained at a U.S. Immigration ...

Zella Croff, 73, lost her house in south suburban Markham to tax foreclosure in 2023. Credit: Taylor Glascock for the Investigative Project This is a joint project of Injustice Watch and the ...

Illinois is the last state in the nation to adopt reforms aimed at giving homeowners their fair share of tax sale proceeds. Credit: Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times The Illinois General Assembly is ...