Thinking about Fritz Kaegi's election loss today as another round of property taxes is due in Cook County. I looked back on this piece I wrote for @placesjournal.bsky.social in 2018. Historian @tracylsteffes.bsky.social already told us all this was gonna happen. placesjournal.org/article/chic...

📺 Tune in to WGN TV today at 6:30 p.m. to hear senior reporter Maya Dukmasova discuss her recent reporting on the Illinois Forensic Science Commission's statement about a now-shuttered toxicology lab at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Opening the veins of the American economy... I'd wager there's not a single person in this country who doesn't have an immigrant-owned small business in their lives. It's your food franchises, corner stores, gas stations, dry cleaners, daycares, groceries, car washes, liquor stores...

Community engagement manager Charles Preston won the 2026 Dr. Timuel D. Black Award for Civic Engagement. The award recognizes those who demonstrate "a commitment to elevating community narratives, engaging in active citizenship, and building a more fair and just society." Congratulations, Charles!

Tears of joy from finding a pack of pfas floss deep in a bathroom drawer

NEW: The Illinois General Assembly is considering a trio of bills that would amend the state’s property tax sale laws. Here’s what’s in the bills — and what additional reforms advocates say are needed. (w/ @raceandequityproject.org) www.injusticewatch.org/project/take...

An update on the UIC forensic lab scandal. A state commission tasked with monitoring crime labs has issued a scathing review of the university's "investigation" into the failures at the lab. The lab got people wrongfully convicted of DUI cannabis for years. www.injusticewatch.org/project/fore...

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

I know you nerds need these live Cook County judicial election results! 2026primary.injusticewatch.org/results

If you're still confused about what a subcircuit is on the judicial portion of the Cook County ballot listen to this great piece @kellygarcia.bsky.social produced with @wbez.org's Marie Mendoza www.wbez.org/wbez-news/20... Don't forget to use the @injusticewatch.org guide to #CheckYourJudges today!

"I don’t know which of them are punishing their bodies with eating disorders. I do know one thing, though. This year, a whole slew of famous people have turned moments meant to celebrate their work into showcases for their achievements in thinness" Via Flaming Hydra

As of tonight, Chicago voters have cast 13.5% more early ballots than the total number of EVs in 2022. And there are still two days before the election! Hoping to see a strong turnout.

📺 Tune in to ABC 7 tomorrow (Sunday) at 8:20 a.m. to see senior reporter Maya Dukmasova discussing the significance of judicial elections and the primary’s field of candidates.

Our free weekly newsletter is the easiest way to stay up to date on where to find our Cook County judicial election guide — and to be the first to know about judicial election results. buff.ly/TbMrZcL

“footage captured some officers whispering to each other to avoid their words being captured by their body-worn camera footage while others were told to turn off the cameras…one officer telling another officer, while surveying the wreckage, “that’s why you don’t chase,” Northcutt told reporters.”

You all need to read this wild new piece from @cb-312.bsky.social, especially the housing nerds www.injusticewatch.org/project/take...

📻 Tune in to “Say More” on WBEZ 91.5 FM today at 10 a.m. to hear senior reporter @mdoukmas.bsky.social talking about our Cook County judicial election guide and taking your questions about judicial elections. www.wbez.org

2012 was the last year I lived without a smartphone. I am trying so hard to remember what it FELT like. Memories of that time are dominated by romantic dramas, pivotal travels, life-changing moments in classrooms. But what did it feel like to just be, not consuming something in every spare moment?

On tomorrow’s Say More, @maryldixon.bsky.social and I will have @mdoukmas.bsky.social on to talk about Injustice Watch’s judicial voting guide. And then, I’m 40 now and I need some advice. So call with wisdom at 10 on @wbez.org

We're a week out from the Illinois primary, and based on early voting, it's looking like it could be one of the strongest turnouts in a while. But as per usual, early voting varies a lot by ward. Also as per usual, Beverly and Mount Greenwood voters are hitting the polls early.

Join us today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mouse Arts and Letters Club (555 W 31st St) in Bridgeport. The event is free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary!

Hey here's a map of places around Cook County where you can pick up one of the 170,000 print copies of our #CheckYourJudges guide! Also see it in this month's @chicagoreader.com and a variety of other local community newspapers! www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...

I was in my 30s the first time I ever heard just a general explanation of the structure of the court system in Cook County and it was this @chihacknight.org presentation from @mdoukmas.bsky.social chihacknight.org/events/2024/...

Happening now in Chicago's federal plaza: A rally is underway in solidarity with trans people in Kansas whose drivers' licenses were suddenly invalidated last week, due to the enactment of a new state law that requires a person's gender on their license to match their assigned sex at birth.

Cook County’s chief judge is warning residents of an ongoing fraud scam in which victims are falsely told they must settle unpaid parking charges.

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Deliveries continue! 🚗 Next week, we'll have a map available with pick-up locations across Cook County. Can't wait for a print copy of the judicial election guide? Check out the digital version here: buff.ly/6PNez5g

A heart-breaking story by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social about just how far criminalized survivors still have to go even when major legislative victories are won on their behalf. And this is a live issue in Cook County right now in the case of Keshia Golden www.propublica.org/article/okla...

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Chicago voter turnout in this midterm primary election is bananas. 10,163 ballots received as of last night. By contrast at this stage in 2022: 438 ballots received 2018: 186 ballots received

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Catch us live at 5:15 ct today!

Head over to Instagram TODAY at 5:15 p.m. for a conversation between senior reporter Maya Dukmasova and Stephanie Skora of Girl, I Guess about Cook County judicial elections.

It's time to CHECK YOUR JUDGES BAYYYYBEEEEE!!!! Unbelievably excited to share our team's labor of love for the 2026 primary election. There are some doozies in here. Don't vote without it! #checkyourjudges 2026primary.injusticewatch.org

Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon. A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website: www.georgiafort.com/support

📻 Tune in to WCPT 820 AM today at 4 p.m. CT to hear Investigative Project on Race and Equity reporter Emeline Posner discuss their recent reporting for "Taken by Taxes," our joint project on property tax foreclosure in Cook County. buff.ly/KUDMpSt

We're taking applications for this position for another couple of weeks! I really can't say enough good things about working at IW, we have incredible benefits and fantastic pay and a really positive and healthy workplace culture. Apply and spread the word!

Looking forward to this conversation with @aliceyin.bsky.social and @ctoner.bsky.social and people interested in Chicago journalism on Friday night!

Very amusing to watch dads losing their shit at a trampoline park when their kids say 6 7. Why are you feeling so threatened by children's culture my man

I've been to two book stores and three grocery stores in Syracuse NY today and cannot find an issue of the New Yorker anywhere 🥴

Psst...we're hiring an editor in chief! www.injusticewatch.org/about/editor...

“This is the saddest part about being an immigrant — that one strives to do the best job you can … and then we don’t get paid,” the worker said in between sobs. Gut-wrenching new investigation from @writeralejandra.bsky.social Wage theft in Illinois is rampant www.injusticewatch.org/project/wait...

👇👇At 7500 S Shore, tenants still traumatized by the military-style raid on their building are being forced out. Maya's points here are critical, and the problem is likely to get worse given rising financial distress, as discussed here by @cplusc.bsky.social climateandcommunity.org/research/fin...

Just a reminder that we're still accepting any and all tips regarding the people running for judge in Cook County in the March primary! Take a look at the names here and share anything you'd like us to know. Responses are confidential! airtable.com/appG8uZvhvgY...

The situation at 7500 s South Shore, the building raided by ICE, is really an illustration of our broken building code enforcement system that @writeralejandra.bsky.social and I extensively documented in The Tenant Trap: www.injusticewatch.org/project/tena... Here's why:

ICYM the Cook County court Friday night news dump: at the end of his first week in office Chief Judge Beach axed three presiding judges:

I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism. A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count. If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

@injusticewatch.org is out with an encyclopedic take by @mdoukmas.bsky.social on Timothy Evans, low-key one of the most consequential Chicagoans of the last 50 years.

Senior reporter Maya Dukmasova spent months interviewing dozens of people to learn what Timothy Evans, Cook County’s outgoing chief judge, will be remembered for. (with @chicagomag.com) buff.ly/I8R6R5I