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NEW: Cook County judges often ordered accused people to be detained while awaiting trial despite, by the court’s own assessments, being at low risk of rearrest or missing court. news.wttw.com/2026/07/30/c...

Cook County Judges Often Detain Pretrial Defendants Deemed a Low Risk of Reoffending or Missing Court, Report SaysA recent report from the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice says Cook County judges often ordered accused people to be detained while awaiting trial despite, by the court’s own assessments, being a...news.wttw.com

Tonight!

Today :-) from 3 - 5 :-)

A couple of nights ago, Eric and Amy went to the black-crowned night heron rookery at the Lincoln Park Zoo to capture their calls. Next Sunday, we will break down their sounds, transforming them into a reimagined soundscape. RSVP (free) as spots are limited: events.ticketleap.com/tickets/mous...

NEW: 375 days without stepping foot outside. Three men at Menard Correctional Center allege they were kept in solitary confinement for months on end, instead confined to filthy and unventilated cells so small they couldn’t fully extend their arms. They're suing IDOC. news.wttw.com/2026/07/14/3...

375 Days Without Stepping Foot Outside: Lawsuit Alleges No Yard Time for Some Incarcerated at Menard PrisonThree men filed a lawsuit Monday against administrators at the Illinois Department of Corrections and Menard Correctional Center, alleging that they inflicted cruel and unusual punishment on the plain...news.wttw.com

"She will spend the remainder of the film playing and overplaying the part of the tearful bride, dabbing her cheeks dozens of times while men dance like sparrows around her, throwing axes into each other’s hands." from @morleymusick.bsky.social chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...

Home movies tell the story of Chicago’s Polish diaspora - Chicago ReaderFilm scholar Agata Zborowska’s “Not-So-Ordinary” project archives and restores amateur films from the city’s Polish immigrant community.chicagoreader.com

News! Night! July 29! 7 PM! @cplhouse.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social @mitchtrout.bsky.social

FYI, Pritzker signed SB248 into law last Friday. Incarcerated people who committed crimes when they were under 21 will get another chance at challenging their convictions. news.wttw.com/2026/06/30/b...

Bill Awaiting Pritzker’s Signature Would Clear Hurdle for People Challenging Sentences on Crimes Committed When Under 21This bill would expand on prior laws and court rulings that have increasingly required judges to take defendants’ youth into account.news.wttw.com

NEW: Illinois is rebuilding the state’s largest women’s prison outside of Chicago. I spoke with incarcerated women and employees about the 140 mile move. news.wttw.com/2026/07/13/l...

Logan Prison Is Moving 140 Miles North. Here’s What Employees, Incarcerated Women Have to SayLogan Correctional Center, the largest women’s prison in Illinois, will be rebuilt with an 800-bed capacity about 140 miles north of its current location. As of this spring, Logan housed around 1,200 ...news.wttw.com

“This has nothing to do with Judaism. This has nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestine conflict. This has to do with foie gras.” from @morleymusick.bsky.social and some photos from me chicagoreader.com/food/food-dr...

Are the animal rights protests at Galit anti-foie gras or anti-Israel?The foie gras wars at Lincoln Park restaurant Galit have reached a stalemate.chicagoreader.com

Big Deal for those filing post-conviction petitions: A bill awaiting Pritzker’s signature would remove a procedural hurdle for incarcerated people who commited a crime <21 to challenge their sentence. news.wttw.com/2026/06/30/b...

Bill Awaiting Pritzker’s Signature Would Clear Hurdle for People Challenging Sentences on Crimes Committed When Under 21This bill would expand on prior laws and court rulings that have increasingly required judges to take defendants’ youth into account.news.wttw.com

Cook County has been called the wrongful conviction capital of the country. But who is giving the county this title? In her new book, “Crime Fictions: How Racist Lies Built a System of Mass Wrongful Conviction,” author Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve tries to answer that. news.wttw.com/2026/06/23/c...

Cook County Has Been Called the Wrongful Conviction Capital of the US. New Book Explores WhyIllinois makes up about 15% of wrongful conviction cases nationwide, according to Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, the author behind “Crime Fictions: How Racist Lies Built a System of Mass Wrongful Convicti...news.wttw.com

Hello, if you are in NY, please come!

Another must-read from @morleymusick.bsky.social. Some photos I took made it in :-)

You can listen to records made inside Midwest jails and prisons at Walls Turned Sideways next week. I spoke with the duo behind the event. news.wttw.com/2026/06/04/c...

Chicago Gallery to Play Records and Other Recordings Created Inside Midwest Prisons and JailsAlbums recorded in Midwest jails and prisons that will be spun at the gallery Walls Turned Sideways on June 12. After the live listening event, a group discussion will allow audience members to debrie...news.wttw.com

Please join us at Mouse on Wednesday, June 3, to hear from @nvancleve.bsky.social about her new book, “Crime Fictions”.

News Night! Wednesday at Mouse :-)

NYC’s first News Night. June 14 :-)

a must-read on the most vital institution in chicago: the harold washington library, from @morleymusick.bsky.social chicagoreader.com/city-life/pe...

The life and times of the Harold Washington Library - Chicago ReaderRegulars recount reading, drawing, and fighting in Chicago's beloved librarychicagoreader.com

@ Mouse on Saturday, May 23 !