Alejandra Cancino
@writeralejandra.bsky.social
Senior reporter at Injustice Watch. Former deputy editor at City Bureau. Earlier: BGA & Chicago Tribune. IRE_NICAR board member. Headline Club alum. Hablo español. ☕️🌎🪴
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As we work on our next judicial election guide, we want to hear from you: What should voters know about these attorneys and judges? If you recognize any of these names, send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As we work on our next judicial election guide, we want to hear from you: What should voters know about these attorneys and judges? If you recognize any of these names, send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
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Timothy Evans, Cook County’s longest-serving chief judge, is also among its most storied politicians. As he leaves office after 24 years, where does his tenure leave the courts? [In collaboration with @injusticewatch.org ] www.chicagomag.com/news/timothy...
Timothy Evans Expects to Endure
Cook County’s longest-serving chief judge is also among its most storied politicians. As he leaves office after 24 years, where does his tenure leave the courts?
www.chicagomag.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Timothy Evans, Cook County’s longest-serving chief judge, is also among its most storied politicians. As he leaves office after 24 years, where does his tenure leave the courts? [In collaboration with @injusticewatch.org ] www.chicagomag.com/news/timothy...
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I know you're getting a lot of appeals today for #GivingTuesday. Let me make a quick case for why you should support @injusticewatch.org on this #GivingNewsDay. A short 🧵:
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1. We're the only news organization in Chicago focused exclusively on the court system. We publish stories you won't find anywhere else, like @mdoukmas.bsky.social's profile yesterday of longtime chief judge Tim Evans: www.injusticewatch.org/judges/court...
How chief judge Timothy Evans shaped the Cook County courts
For 24 years, Timothy Evans led the Cook County Circuit Court through major reforms and policy changes.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
1. We're the only news organization in Chicago focused exclusively on the court system. We publish stories you won't find anywhere else, like @mdoukmas.bsky.social's profile yesterday of longtime chief judge Tim Evans: www.injusticewatch.org/judges/court...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington dies at his desk just 9 months after reelection www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/c...
Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington dies at his desk just 9 months after reelection
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 25, according to the Tribune’s archives.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Today in Chicago History: Mayor Harold Washington dies at his desk just 9 months after reelection www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/c...
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20 years ago, neighbors fought to keep 21 acres of green space from being turned into a Home Depot. Today, the Dunning Read Natural Area is an oasis of natural plants and important wetlands. blockclubchi.co/48A3liI
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
20 years ago, neighbors fought to keep 21 acres of green space from being turned into a Home Depot. Today, the Dunning Read Natural Area is an oasis of natural plants and important wetlands. blockclubchi.co/48A3liI
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St. Paul
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
St. Paul
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Eight years ago, I happened to cover the first public training a Chicago group held for neighbors to resist ICE enforcement. That groundwork, it turned out, was invaluable this fall. First of two stories here. The second airs on All Things Considered this afternoon.
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
Grassroots resistance swells in the wake of the immigration crackdown in Chicago
Chicago is no longer the main focus of the federal immigration crackdown. For one neighborhood group, the intense enforcement activity was a test of resistance tactics they developed eight years ago.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Eight years ago, I happened to cover the first public training a Chicago group held for neighbors to resist ICE enforcement. That groundwork, it turned out, was invaluable this fall. First of two stories here. The second airs on All Things Considered this afternoon.
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
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As we research the candidates to create our next judicial election guide, we need your help. Have any of the candidates been your attorney or judge? Take a look at the list of candidates and send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
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November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As we research the candidates to create our next judicial election guide, we need your help. Have any of the candidates been your attorney or judge? Take a look at the list of candidates and send us your tips. buff.ly/DlOqYRA
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“A change in leadership at the juvenile temporary detention center is long overdue,” said Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board member Amanda Klonsky. “The young people there deserve a superintendent who is present and accountable.” buff.ly/RP4himt
Leonard Dixon stepping down as head of Cook County juvenile detention center
The superintendent of one of the country’s largest juvenile jails is resigning Dec. 1 after a decade-long tenure marked by controversy.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“A change in leadership at the juvenile temporary detention center is long overdue,” said Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board member Amanda Klonsky. “The young people there deserve a superintendent who is present and accountable.” buff.ly/RP4himt
Chicago local newsrooms out with a powerful investigation today: Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop. Most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Chicago local newsrooms out with a powerful investigation today: Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times — Even After Judge Said To Stop. Most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...
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NEW INVESTIGATION: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Then Never Charged With a Crime
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Then Never Charged With a Crime
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Now in the courtroom in Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse, waiting for the Broadview Six's arraignment hearing to begin.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
Good afternoon from Chicago's Federal Plaza. A rally is underway now in support of the "Broadview Six," who face arraignment in about 45 minutes on federal conspiracy and impeding charges, stemming from their participation in a Sept. 26 protest in front of the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Now in the courtroom in Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse, waiting for the Broadview Six's arraignment hearing to begin.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
The courtroom is packed with press and observers.
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NEW: Newly released video of a December 2023 incident inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has raised questions about a judge’s decision to acquit one of the officers involved, experts and advocates told Injustice Watch. buff.ly/uM9m0zx
‘Horrific’ video of incident at Chicago’s juvenile jail raises questions about recent trial, experts say
Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, which left a 15-year-old boy bruised and unconscious.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NEW: Newly released video of a December 2023 incident inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has raised questions about a judge’s decision to acquit one of the officers involved, experts and advocates told Injustice Watch. buff.ly/uM9m0zx
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new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz."
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared - Chicago Reader
The Latino Union of Chicago, via its Adopt a Corner initiative, organizes patrols to watch for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents at intersections and landmarks wh...
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz."
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
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Was just reflecting on this. Your local politics can be what they are and this can still be happening.
Have to admit, it's equally inspiring and devastating to see the joy and hope in NJ and NY and VA while ICE is running roughshod over Chicagoland.
Hard to feel hopeful here.
Hard to feel hopeful here.
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Was just reflecting on this. Your local politics can be what they are and this can still be happening.
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Last year we got a tip about a children's pastor who'd managed to stay in ministry for decades even as allegations of sex abuse trailed him across four states.
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Last year we got a tip about a children's pastor who'd managed to stay in ministry for decades even as allegations of sex abuse trailed him across four states.
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
I kept pulling thread and found something far bigger: a 50-year pattern of abuse and cover-up in the largest Pentecostal denomination 🧵 1/
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NEW: The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
NEW: The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
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If you want to know what’s going on in Chicago with ICE/DHS — read this excellent piece by
@tinasfon.bsky.social
@jonseidel.bsky.social
And thank the journalists who are documenting events on the ground!
(No paywall at Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Public Media)
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
@tinasfon.bsky.social
@jonseidel.bsky.social
And thank the journalists who are documenting events on the ground!
(No paywall at Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Public Media)
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Ex-CBP chief details 'unreasonable use of force,' ICE cites 'brazen' hostility in dueling lawsuit narratives
Records placed in front of U.S. District Judge April Perry by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, City Hall and by the Trump administration offer a behind-the-scenes snapshot from law enforcement a...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you want to know what’s going on in Chicago with ICE/DHS — read this excellent piece by
@tinasfon.bsky.social
@jonseidel.bsky.social
And thank the journalists who are documenting events on the ground!
(No paywall at Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Public Media)
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
@tinasfon.bsky.social
@jonseidel.bsky.social
And thank the journalists who are documenting events on the ground!
(No paywall at Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Public Media)
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Judge Ellis: "So, kids dressed in Halloween costumes, walking to a parade, do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer. They just don't." Bovino did not react.
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Judge Ellis: "So, kids dressed in Halloween costumes, walking to a parade, do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer. They just don't." Bovino did not react.
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Judge Sara Ellis has been reading the TRO line by line to Bovino on the stand, and commenting on what she's seen: "You've got to leave journalists alone. If they're doing their job, they need to be left alone to do their job."
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Judge Sara Ellis has been reading the TRO line by line to Bovino on the stand, and commenting on what she's seen: "You've got to leave journalists alone. If they're doing their job, they need to be left alone to do their job."