In their end-of-session dash to pass a state budget, Illinois lawmakers put off consideration of proposed reforms to property ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Commissioner Stanley Moore, chair of the board’s criminal justice committee (left), is ...

The vast majority of people serving life sentences in U.S. prisons are men. But the number of lifers who are women has increased dramatically in recent years, and evidence suggests that many of them ...

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 ...

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 ...