TheCircuit

Decoding
the Cook County
Court System

A data-driven collaboration to investigate and reveal how Cook County’s courts work.

The Charges

Bea Malsky, Jared Rutecki, Emily Hoerner, Forest Gregg, Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Jean Cochrane, Hannah Cushman Garland and Abby Blachman // October 22, 2020

A detailed breakdown visualizing more than 3 million criminal cases filed in Cook County between 2000 and 2018.

Meet the Cook County judge attorneys least want to appear before

Emily Hoerner and Casey Toner // October 22, 2020

Judge Diane Gordon Cannon criticized for verbal outbursts, a pro-prosecution bent and jailing of probationers for sometimes-minor infractions.

A veteran Cook County judge has been repeatedly blocked from hearing sex offense cases. Here’s why.

Casey Toner and Emily Hoerner // October 22, 2020