Injustice Watch

Injustice Watch is a neutral, nonprofit journalism organization that focuses on thorough research to reveal systemic issues that hinder justice and equality. As racial and economic inequalities lead to increased distrust, dissatisfaction, and violence in society, traditional news outlets are finding it harder to investigate the roots of social injustice. Many readers and viewers are seeking news from social media and sources with specific ideologies. This shift has caused a drop in audiences and advertising income, prompting newspapers and TV stations to reduce their number of reporters and cut back on news coverage.

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Answers to Chicago renters’ common questions

1 month ago | injusticewatch.org | Alejandra Cancino |Maya Dukmasova

Injustice Watch wrapped up its workshop series Know Your Building, Know Your Landlord last month, with nearly 100 people attending to learn how to find building code violations and research who owns their building. The training followed Injustice Watch’s five-part series “The Tenant Trap,” which identified thousands of Chicago residential buildings with a chronic history of code violations and documented tenants’ efforts to exercise their rights to safe rental housing.
Cook County's top prosecutors promised to exonerate the wrongfully convicted. Our investigation found instances of delays, flawed reviews, and conflicts of interest. | Injustice Watch

1 month ago | injusticewatch.org | Dan Hinkel

Still in prison after 18 years despite the flimsy evidence of his guilt, Kevin Jackson tore open the letter from the Cook County conviction integrity unit — a squad in the prosecutor’s office set up to dig into cases such as his and free the wrongfully convicted.
Cook County judge reassigned, referred to judicial oversight board after allegedly sharing anti-Black image

Jan 10, 2025 | injusticewatch.org | Maya Dukmasova

A recently elected Cook County judge, Caroline Glennon-Goodman, was temporarily reassigned and referred to the state Judicial Inquiry Board Friday for allegedly sharing a racist image in a text message.
Register for our tenant workshop to learn how to research Chicago buildings

Jan 8, 2025 | injusticewatch.org | Charles Preston

Are you a Chicago renter, homeowner, community advocate — or just someone who’s curious about Chicago’s housing landscape? Join Injustice Watch senior reporters Maya Dukmasova and Alejandra Cancino for a free, hands-on workshop to help Chicago residents learn how to research building code violations and find out who owns properties in the city.
Year in review: Injustice Watch’s best work of 2024

Dec 23, 2024 | injusticewatch.org | Jonah Newman

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 a court order granting tenants in eviction court more information about their landlords, prompted a county board hearing into deaths at the Cook County Jail, triggered referrals to state oversight officials for two Cook County judges, and led to more informed participation in judicial elections.
Sheriff Tom Dart skips hearing on Cook County Jail deaths

Dec 19, 2024 | injusticewatch.org | Carlos Ballesteros

The Cook County Board of Commissioners held a hearing Wednesday on the health and safety of people incarcerated at the Cook County Jail in response to an Injustice Watch investigation which found 2023 was the deadliest year in the jail in at least three decades. In its investigation, published in June, Injustice Watch looked into each of the 18 deaths at the jail last year and found examples of inadequate supervision and poor medical care in the lead up to half of them.
Property records raise new questions about influential Cook County judge

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 22, 2024 | injusticewatch.org | Jonah Newman

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O’Malley loses retention, becoming third judge in 6 years to be ousted by voters

Nov 21, 2024 | injusticewatch.org | Kelly Garcia |Kelly Garciareporter

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 decades. Judge Shannon O’Malley, 62, a first-term judge in the court’s child protection division, was ousted by voters in the Nov. 5 election after Injustice Watch raised questions about whether he met state judicial residency requirements and the bar associations criticized his courtroom management and credibility.
Advocates push for at least $20M in city’s 2025 budget for housing measures

Nov 20, 2024 | injusticewatch.org | Alejandra Cancino |Maya Dukmasova

Chicago tenant advocates are asking for at least $20 million in the city’s 2025 budget to help tenants fight against what they say are unfair evictions, create a registry of landlords, and help to stabilize displacement of tenants and homeowners in areas surrounding the future Obama Presidential Center.