Beach will be Cook County’s first new chief judge in 24 years, after defeating eight-term incumbent Timothy Evans. The post Charles Beach elected Cook County chief judge appeared first on Injustice Watch.| Injustice Watch
Incumbent Timothy Evans has served for 24 years, already the longest of any chief judge in Cook County history. Two challengers are vying for control of a court system that gavels in half a million new cases per year.| Injustice Watch
This project was reported in collaboration with 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 […] The post Troubled county tech firm used insider lobbyist who was later convicted in ComEd corruption scheme appeared first on Injustice Watch.| Injustice Watch
This is a joint project of Injustice Watch and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity 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 was because she fell […] The post Illinois is the last state to unlawfully strip wealth from homeowners caught in tax foreclosure appeared first on Injustice Watch.| Injustice Watch
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 their obsolete and expensive computer systems. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle called for an online method to deliver error-free property records and […] The post Costs triple, delays mount in vital tech contracts appeared first on Injustice Watch.| Injustice Watch
Tenants who live in substandard housing and face evictions got a boost from Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans last week, when he issued| Injustice Watch
