Forensic Failures Between 2016 and 2024, a forensic toxicology lab at the University of Illinois Chicago tested people’s bodily fluids for DUI-cannabis investigations using scientifically discredited ...

Valentina Galvis' detention at a hotel raises questions about the types of facilities being turned into de facto detention ...

Chicago Police Lieutenant John Poulos is running to become a Cook County judge after a tumultuous career as a police officer.

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 ...

An Injustice Watch reporter describes her observations of Cook County criminal court judges during research for our judicial election guide.

In the 14th Subcircuit, two judicial candidates with similar upbringings present distinct visions for what community representation on the bench looks like.

Chicago police are required by law to report every traffic stop. But a new investigation found one-third of traffic stops went unreported.

Cook County officials plan to drastically reduce the size of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, the nation’s largest juvenile jail, long criticized for its inhumane treatment and ineffective ...

More than 100 students in seven years have signed “gang contracts” for a suspected gang affiliation.

The Tenant Trap An Injustice Watch investigation found thousands of lower-income renters in Chicago are trapped in unsafe buildings, forced to pay rising rents, even as many landlords are allowed to ...

Prospective candidates for the 2022 Cook County judicial primary elections made their case to the Cook County Democratic Party on Thursday.