The Chicago Police Department committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017, but the city is fighting their release in court.

Jesse Guth, an attorney and former county prosecutor retained by Ulmer’s family, said Ulmer’s family is “shocked and outraged” by his death. “Cory’s family and the people of Cook County deserve no ...

Dying on Dart’s Watch 2023 was the deadliest year in the Cook County Jail on record, with 18 deaths, many of them from drug overdoses. An Injustice Watch investigation found lapses in supervision and ...

Veteran researcher Roseanna Ander is the founding executive director of the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab, a research center that often analyzes Chicago police data. She isn’t surprised that CPD ...

This article is the first in a series detailing problems in Alabama’s prisons. It is co-published with BuzzFeed News. Montgomery, Ala.–An Alabama prisoner died weeks after he was allegedly beaten by a ...

In the decades since, Black homeowners in Cook County have weathered predatory contract buying, redlining, discriminatory lending practices, the foreclosure crisis, and a property assessment system ...

Despite the concerns, Tyler parlayed the three lucrative Illinois contracts to become a national powerhouse in the field of local government technology. Last year, it reported income of $2.1 billion ...

Five years ago, Latinx politicians were a united front calling for diversity in the judiciary and lambasting then-Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke for appointing a white judge to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Political consultant Wallace ‘Gator’ Bradley listens to a candidate for judge make their case to the Cook County Democratic Party during a ‘pre-slating’ event on Thursday, Oct. 14. Maya Dukmasova More ...

Update (March 22, 2024): The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission investigated the conduct of Amy Campanelli and Cliff Nellis and sent close out letters to both in December to ...