David Kidwell

A state judicial oversight board has opened an investigation surrounding a courtroom feud between a Judge and a lawyer, from @WriterAlejandra injusticewatch.org/judges/ju…

Please read the latest from @poolcar4, a series of oversight failures that led to horrific abuse at the state’s “model center” for abandoned foster kids. injusticewatch.org/juvenile-…

The latest stellar reporting effort from @mdoukmas and @WriterAlejandra who spent more than a year exposing the unfair treatment of tenants living in unsafe buildings. injusticewatch.org/project/t…

Another well-crafted, nuanced report from @dhinkel and @_KellyGarcia__ digging into the City of Chicago’s failures to reform youth justice. Well worth the read. injusticewatch.org/juvenile-…

With death at Cook County jail at a record level last year, IW’s @ballesteros_312 found repeated lapses in supervision and care. Read this important investigation here: injusticewatch.org/project/j…

Chicago Police Lt. John Poulos is running for judge after a tumultuous career in which police investigators said he engaged in a “pattern of deception.” Read more from Injustice Watch’s @ballesteros_312. injusticewatch.org/judges/ju…

The insular politics of becoming a Cook County judge and the reasons so few seem to want it this year, the latest from @mdoukmas with help from @dhinkel and @poolcar4 injusticewatch.org/judges/ju…

Injustice Watch’s @poolcar4 unveils the latest appellate court ruling in an ongoing feud between two appellate judges and a special prosecutor will wants them tossed from a wrongful conviction appeal. injusticewatch.org/judges/20…

New from @WriterAlejandra, a family of Venezuela asylum-seekers were placed in a “nightmare” Woodlawn apartment building being sued by the city for substandard living conditions. injusticewatch.org/news/2024…

Appellate Justice Carl Walker did legal work for a mortgage fraud network 20 years ago. He was never charged, but the case has popped up again in efforts to have him tossed from a case. The latest by @poolcar4. injusticewatch.org/news/judi…

Another chapter from @poolcar4 on the crisis of fraud facing seniors with disabilities, increasingly victimized by professionals in positions of trust. Thanks again to @Suntimes for the ride. injusticewatch.org/news/2023…

The latest from ⁦@poolcar4⁩, a deep look at our state’s failure to protect some of our most vulnerable —our moms and dads and grandparents — from swindlers and cheats. And thanks to ⁦@Suntimes⁩ for giving this important project a huge ride. injusticewatch.org/news/2023…

Very excited to publish the first @injusticewatch byline from veteran investigative journalist @WriterAlejandra, an in-depth look at the potentially huge impact of one obscure lawsuit on people who pay rent throughout the city. injusticewatch.org/news/hous…

Cook County’s former top Public defender gave confidential information to a nonprofit where she later went to work, IG report says. injusticewatch.org/news/juve…

Judge files to retire one day after Injustice Watch’s @mdoukmas asks him about friendship with massage parlor owner who is under scrutiny. Great work from a great reporter. injusticewatch.org/news/judi…

The latest from @mdoukmas about reforms following her great reporting last year on the abuses of alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelets. injusticewatch.org/news/cour…

We’re looking for an expert in growing readers for our expanding team of award-winning investigative journalists. It will be fun, and the pay is great. injusticewatch.org/about/job…

New report blasts “inhumane” conditions at juvenile jail, but officials say it’s wrong. Injustice Watch exclusive from @ballesteros_312 and @_KellyGarcia__ injusticewatch.org/news/juve…

DCFS blocking undocumented survivors of child abuse from applying for visas allowing them to stay in U.S. chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/…

Injustice Watch’s @ballesteros_312 uncovers another cop house failing to follow law giving undocumented crime victims a path to legal status — this time for children. injusticewatch.org/news/immi…