Thinking of the folks in the southwest who had like a month straight of heat like this.

This is so quaint now. Like Obama’s beige suit.

Don't miss this important story about some of the state's most vulnerable prisoners. Thanks to @wbez and especially Shannon Heffernan Amy Qin and Patrick Smith for their partnership on this story.

And make sure to press play on Shannon Heffernan's radio feature about the failures of Illinois' medical release law. As always, she does a beautiful job explaining this complex law clearly and elevating the voices of impacted families. 🎧 one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId…

Got a new phone, and for some reason Twitter isn't letting me sign in. So now I can only log into this hellsite on desktop, which might be the best thing that's happened to my mental health in a while.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defended the state’s medical release law today, in response to an Injustice Watch/WBEZ investigation that found nearly two-third of requests from dying and disabled prisoners have been denied. injusticewatch.org/news/prisons-a…

Yesterday we reported how a state board had denied nearly two-thirds of medical release requests from dying and disabled Illinois prisoners who met the criteria under the law to get out. Governor JB Pritzker told reporters today there was nothing wrong with that injusticewatch.org/news/prisons-a…

Pick up a copy of the Chicago Sun-Times’ beefy Sunday edition — three-page spread of our investigation complete with photos, graphs, the smell of newsprint… great reading material as you wait for an hour and half to board at O’Hare because the security line was way chiller than expected

Looks like we’re in for another season of Vikings mediocrity. At least I’ve been preparing my whole life for this. And luckily I live in a city of Bears fans, so I’m in good company.

If you're a fan of “SAMURAI” Now Playing, then you probably have heard him say "Free Chilly" on numerous songs. Charles "Chilly" Patton is now home and it's because of a state law that allows prosecutors to revisit extreme prison sentences. New from Maya Dukmasova! injusticewatch.org/news/2023/chic…

NEW: In July Charles “Chilly” Patton, known for his work producing for “SAMURAI” Now Playing, became the first man in Illinois to leave prison after being resentenced on a prosecutor's request. He had been serving a 44-year sentence for a drug conviction. injusticewatch.org/news/2023/chic…

We at Injustice Watch are researching judicial candidates for the March 2024 primary in Cook County. If you want to tell us anything about any of the candidates, or know of one who hasn't hit our radar, here's the page where you can do that! injusticewatch.org/judicial-elect…

ICYMI from Jared Rutecki: #Chicago Public Schools in 2021 hired a security guard at its largest high school who had been fired two years earlier as a Chicago #police officer for allegedly seeking sex from an underage teen involved in one of his arrests. news.wttw.com/2023/10/05/cps…

Breaking my Twitter/X hiatus to ask you to please support our work at @InjusticeWatch. We’re trying to get 25 more donations before the day is done. Your support helps us hold the court system accountable. injusticewatch.org/donate #GivingTuesday

Freed in Oct. after almost 5 decades behind bars, Ronnie Carrasquillo is learning how to use a smartphone and decide when he wants to mow the lawn. “I haven’t even used the word ‘garage’ in 47 years,” he told G. in his first interview. injusticewatch.org/news/2023/ronn…

Breaking my Twitter hiatus to share that Injustice Watch’s judicial election guide is here! Read it, share it, and tell everyone you know to #CheckYourJudges 🧑‍⚖️

If you live in Chicagoland, Cook County to be exact, @InjusticeWatch's judicial voting guide is now available for the primary elections on March 19. No endorsements. No recommendations. We just inform voters based on research. I got time to tell you why judges are important.🧵