David Jackson
Senior Reporter at Injustice Watch
Reporter @injusticewatch | public service Pulitzer + Pulitzer finalist 4 times | former @chicagotribune, @washingtonpost, @Chicago_Reader ...
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | David Jackson |A.D. Quig
This story is a collaboration between Injustice Watch and the Chicago Tribune. As a fledgling tech contractor looking to build its business in the insular world of Cook County politics, Texas-based Tyler Technologies turned to one of Illinois’ most well-connected lobbyists to get the job done. In 2016, Jay Doherty not only lobbied Chicago, Cook County and state agencies, he was also the longtime president of the City Club of Chicago, a popular nonprofit civic organization.
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2 months ago |
chicagotribune.com | David Jackson |A.D. Quig |Kristen Axtman
This story is a collaboration between Injustice Watch and 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 their obsolete and expensive computer systems. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle called for an online method to deliver error-free property records and tax bills.
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Dec 13, 2024 |
chicago.suntimes.com | David Jackson
As the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board investigates powerful Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. for claiming improper property tax exemptions in Will County, a new Injustice Watch examination raises ethical questions about Wright’s Chicago property holdings. The investigation revealed Wright obtained four properties through the estates of his former law clients, sometimes serving as a beneficiary and an executor of the estates.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
injusticewatch.org | David Jackson
As the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board investigates powerful Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. for claiming improper property tax exemptions in another county, an Injustice Watch examination into his other property holdings raises additional ethical questions. Wright, 83, a highly respected presiding judge overseeing dozens of colleagues in the first municipal district, was a solo practitioner handling mostly estates before the loyal Democrat was tapped to become a judge in 1994.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
injusticewatch.org | David Jackson |Kelly Garcia |Kelly Garciareporter
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 and senior tax exemptions on a house he owned in Will County. Wright, 83, will retain his powerful position as presiding judge of Cook County’s first municipal district while the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board investigates.
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