Hundreds of Illinois immigrants have filed wrongful detention lawsuits since the Trump Administration’s Operation Midway Blitz began in September. Many of them have U.S. citizen children and longtime ...

Roberto Almodovar, who obtained his certificate of innocence in 2017, keeps it in a frame in his home office. He said it takes the place of an apology. Credit: Taylor Glascock for Injustice Watch and ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill May 30 to overhaul the state’s tax sale laws, which had been found to be unconstitutional. Credit: Seth Perlman/AP After several rounds of tough negotiations and under ...

The Department of Homeland Security has circulated a “Be on the Lookout” alert to law enforcement nationwide, targeting a comedian whose satire of US immigration enforcement went viral. The subject of ...

Tyrece Williams was exonerated in 2025 after he spent about 20 years in prison. He is fighting for a certificate of innocence in hopes of finally feeling free and seeing prosecutors admit they were ...

Illinois is the last state in the nation to adopt reforms aimed at giving homeowners their fair share of tax sale proceeds. Credit: Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times The Illinois General Assembly is ...

The Illinois Forensic Science Commission, a public body tasked with monitoring practices at the state’s crime labs, sharply criticized the University of Illinois Chicago in a statement last week for ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated April 8 with final election results. Illinois Democratic Party leader Michael Cabonargi will lose his recent appointment as a Cook County judge despite raising ...

Zella Croff, 73, lost her house in south suburban Markham to tax foreclosure in 2023. Credit: Taylor Glascock for the Investigative Project This is a joint project of Injustice Watch and the ...

Earlier this month, Injustice Watch celebrated its 10th birthday. For the past decade, our reporting has shed light on systemic injustices in the court system, leading to official investigations, ...

Illinois has strengthened its labor laws and improved efforts to collect stolen wages. But hundreds of cases linger in Cook County court, leaving workers waiting years to be fully compensated, an ...