Worthwhile story by Morley Musick in the @chicagoreader.com on a threat to a Chinatown gem. Richland Center food court’s small business owners are facing drastic rent hikes from a financially beleaguered landlord.

NEW: Three appointed judges were rejected by voters in the Cook County judicial primaries. www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...

Here are the Cook County election results I know you've all been waiting for: www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic... @injusticewatch.org

It's Election Day! Make sure you #CheckYourJudges before you vote with @injusticewatch.org's judicial election guide. No endorsements or recommendations. Just the info you need to be an informed voter. injusticewatch.org/checkyourjudges

📺 Tune in to Telemundo Chicago today at 10:30 a.m. to hear senior reporter Carlos Ballesteros breaking down everything you need to know about judicial elections in Cook County.

Today's @injusticewatch.org newsletter has all sorts of good stuff, including, most importantly, the rundown on @cb-312.bsky.social's new story, but also staff recommendations for two cool things: Belmont Tavern and The Singing Nun. www.injusticewatch.org/subscribe/

NEW from @cb-312.bsky.social @injusticewatch.org: Real estate investor Greg Bingham has made millions buying properties through Cook County's tax sale. But our investigation found he hasn't just exploited the law — he also may have broken it. www.injusticewatch.org/project/take...

it's time to share my truth: for years I thought that "Hallelujah" was an original song written for the Shrek soundtrack

I early voted yesterday and used the @injusticewatch.org guide to learn more about the judges on the ballot. Thanks to @danhinkel.bsky.social et al!

Thanks to Paris Schutz for having me on last night to spread the word about judicial elections and our guide.

For very much not the first time, the city of Chicago's strategy in a lawsuit against the police is poised to cost many millions of taxpayer dollars.

📺 Tune in to FOX 32 tonight at 10 p.m. to catch senior reporter @danhinkel.bsky.social discussing Cook County judicial elections with Paris Schutz. www.fox32chicago.com

📅 Primary Election Day is next week. Cook County voters: Use our nonpartisan judicial election guide before you head to the polls. 2026primary.injusticewatch.org

I talked to dozens of experts in government, academia, cybersecurity, and industry about exactly this scenario last year and not only did not one of them think I was being alarmist, many brought it up unprompted and many said there was zero chance it hadn’t already happened

Spring training update: There is a cat in the Brewers dugout.

I'll be there! Come hang out.

All manner of cool places to pick up our guide but I would just note that two places to hang out and learn about judges are the Beer Temple and Bucket O’ Blood Books and Records. Could make a nice Saturday afternoon of it.

Turn to @kellygarcia.bsky.social for some facts and then have a look at our guide to the upcoming Cook County judicial election.

An Elgin cop who went on Facebook to suggest specific places where federal agents might arrest immigrants was granted a disability pension while city officials were still determining whether he would be fired.

How to use our Cook County judicial election guide in four simple steps: 1️⃣ Enter your address to find your judicial subcircuit 2️⃣ Review the candidates 3️⃣ Make your selections 4️⃣ Vote! 2026primary.injusticewatch.org

I’m zipping around town dropping off stacks of the print version of the @injusticewatch.org judicial election guide. Find them all over the dang place or online at that link. 2026primary.injusticewatch.org

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Unstated in this piece is that Mr Clean is retiring in lieu of facing a disciplinary hearing for firing his service weapon during a fight at a high school basketball game that he was refereeing

Toxic Masculinity Brought To Jigsaw Puzzle

Thanks to Mike Stephen from @wgnradio.bsky.social’s Outside the Loop for having me on this morning’s show to talk about my story with David Jackson on the dearth of Cook County judicial candidates and the @injusticewatch.org guide to the March primary election.

It's not close. Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby." I was hungover and the movie was screaming in my face.

Thunderstruck by a memory that the soundtrack to the VHS highlight reel of my mediocre ‘99 HS football team was “I Am the Bullgod.” Kid Rock screeching about feeding on all that is forsaken over Zapruder-quality video of our TE gaining 4 yards on the only completed pass of a game we lost by 3 TDs.

Thanks to the Sun-Times for republishing my @injusticewatch.org story with David Jackson raising the curtain on the guide, highlighting some interesting races and explaining the most noticeable trend in local judicial races: Few people are running.

He also came into the Tribune newsroom and very deliberately made the rounds shaking hands with reporters and editors. That was not a thing I saw many public figures do. RIP.

Jesse Jackson had a particular approach to the media. In the fallout from Laquan McDonald's murder, his media person would cold call after we'd broken a first online version of a CPD story, say "I have Rev. Jackson on the line" & transfer the call & he'd give quotes without the prompt of a question.

The @injusticewatch.org newsletter had a bunch of interesting stuff the other day - including the headline news that our Cook County judicial election guide is out - but it also had restaurant recommendations from @kellygarcia.bsky.social and I. www.injusticewatch.org/subscribe/

Some Cook County judicial candidates who are virtually assured to breeze onto the bench have liabilities that might hurt them in a contested race — including one with a history of failing to pay income taxes, and one who only recently moved to Cook County.

Are you part of a community organization in Cook County? Do you want copies of our nonpartisan judicial election guide to share with members of your organization? Fill out our request form and we’ll do our best to drop off copies with you. buff.ly/5Gp92Mu

Happy Valentine's Day

This year there are just 45 candidates running for 26 seats on the Cook County Circuit Court, continuing a trend toward less and less competition in local judicial races. You can read about some of the notable contested races in our overview of the judicial primary.

Cook County, IL primary voters, check out this very helpful story and link to a voter guide.

Here's my story on the judicial races w/David Jackson. A key trend in these primaries is fewer people trying to be judges, which observers link to cost, a hotter spotlight & Democratic dominance. Some candidates have a glide path to power despite liabilities that might matter if they had opponents.

If you don't know much (or anything) about the people on your primary ballot running for judge, we're here to help! The time has come to #checkyourjudges

Our team has put in a TON of work to create our judicial election guide, so you have everything you need to know about people running for judge in Cook County. Sign up for our free newsletter to be the first to receive it this week. buff.ly/shwiAej

Here's another screen shot of a text where a fellow agent on the "Posse Chat" asks Charles Exum if the bosses have been supportive. "Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself...according to Bovino

in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend" "Beers on me"

Wrote about Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Small Bow www.thesmallbow.com/p/like-a-sha...

Barstool Sports Spins Off New Literary Journal https://theonion.com/barstool-sports-spins-off-new-literary-journal/

“How many head of walnut do you have?”

Our Cook County judicial election guide will be out soon! Let us know if you have ideas for drop-off spots for print copies and perhaps you will see me out front grinning and clutching a pile of papers.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

People cheer while watching Bad Bunny perform during Super Bowl 60 at a Benito bowl watch party at La Bruquena in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday evening in Chicago.

so far tonight bad bunny has sung more reggaeton songs than the patriots and seahawks combined

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