Cook County: If you’re voting today, don’t forget to #CheckYourJudges with @injusticewatch.org’s judicial election guide: injusticewatch.org/judges 🗳️🧑⚖️
Also, check the site tonight for ~live~ judicial election results!
Also, check the site tonight for ~live~ judicial election results!
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
injusticewatch.org
November 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Cook County: If you’re voting today, don’t forget to #CheckYourJudges with @injusticewatch.org’s judicial election guide: injusticewatch.org/judges 🗳️🧑⚖️
Also, check the site tonight for ~live~ judicial election results!
Also, check the site tonight for ~live~ judicial election results!
Chicago voters appear to have done their homework on judges, or they’re just harsher critics than their suburban counterparts. Do suburban Cook voters need to step up their game? #CheckYourJudges
NEW: Our analysis of preliminary results from the judicial retention races, from journalism resident Grace Herzog. All 60 Cook County circuit judges up for retention are on track to keep their seats, but three hover just above the 60% threshold needed. buff.ly/R1uqA1W
All Cook County circuit judges on track to win retention, but three face narrow margins
Three judges who received negative bar association ratings sit just above the 60% threshold, with all but a few dozen city precincts reporting.
buff.ly
November 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Chicago voters appear to have done their homework on judges, or they’re just harsher critics than their suburban counterparts. Do suburban Cook voters need to step up their game? #CheckYourJudges
If you've been using the @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide to vote consider making a donation to support our work! We're a tiny non profit and we're only able to make the guide thanks to your support! Now through election day a $50 donation also gets you our sweet hat in one of 3 colorways!
October 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
If you've been using the @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide to vote consider making a donation to support our work! We're a tiny non profit and we're only able to make the guide thanks to your support! Now through election day a $50 donation also gets you our sweet hat in one of 3 colorways!
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
October 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
excited that the opportunity came up to refer an online friend to the @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide when he mentioned being overwhelmed by the 60 judicial retention votes on the ballot
October 20, 2026 at 2:52 AM
excited that the opportunity came up to refer an online friend to the @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide when he mentioned being overwhelmed by the 60 judicial retention votes on the ballot
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
October 19, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges
Picking judges via @injusticewatch.org voter guides is lowkey a great "what's the tea" aspect of elections #CheckYourJudges
October 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Picking judges via @injusticewatch.org voter guides is lowkey a great "what's the tea" aspect of elections #CheckYourJudges
Hey Chicago voters, the ballot list of circuit court judges seeking retention this year is long. Injusticewatch.org has an excellent guide. No endorsements, just ratings and information. The format follows the ballot and you can make selections and print to take to the polls. #CheckYourJudges
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Injustice Watch is a Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization that examines issues of equity and justice in the court system.
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October 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Hey Chicago voters, the ballot list of circuit court judges seeking retention this year is long. Injusticewatch.org has an excellent guide. No endorsements, just ratings and information. The format follows the ballot and you can make selections and print to take to the polls. #CheckYourJudges
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
October 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for in Chicago? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
October 12, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for in Chicago? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
October 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Don’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Spent a delightful morning delivering hard copies of @injusticewatch.org's #CheckYourJudges judicial election guide!
You can check out the online version here: 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
You can check out the online version here: 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
October 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Spent a delightful morning delivering hard copies of @injusticewatch.org's #CheckYourJudges judicial election guide!
You can check out the online version here: 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
You can check out the online version here: 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
We're out here delivering the @injusticewatch.org guide around Cook County all week! Map of all the locations coming soon! #CheckYourJudges
October 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We're out here delivering the @injusticewatch.org guide around Cook County all week! Map of all the locations coming soon! #CheckYourJudges
Every profile in @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide is worth reading but @danhinkel.bsky.social's companion story on the criminal court judge with the most reversals this year is especially compelling! Why are lawyers getting beaten up in her courtroom? www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
This judge up for retention faced a flood of reversals
The Illinois Appellate Court has repeatedly overturned and criticized decisions by Judge Ursula Walowski. Two defendants have also been charged with attacking assistant public defenders in her courtro...
www.injusticewatch.org
October 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Every profile in @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide is worth reading but @danhinkel.bsky.social's companion story on the criminal court judge with the most reversals this year is especially compelling! Why are lawyers getting beaten up in her courtroom? www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
The @injusticewatch.org judicial election guide is now updated with the judges' bar association ratings!! Just in time for early voting, which starts TOMORROW in Chicago! #CheckYourJudges!
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
September 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The @injusticewatch.org judicial election guide is now updated with the judges' bar association ratings!! Just in time for early voting, which starts TOMORROW in Chicago! #CheckYourJudges!
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Folks come out for our guide launch party next Monday! These are always so fun and a great way to meet other civically minded people and get to know how our team does the work for the #CheckYourJudges guide. Plus the Clipper is a great venue to chill at and enjoy some music and drinks!
Our judicial election guide launch party is just under two weeks away. Join us for food, music, and a conversation about the Cook County judges up for retention this fall. RSVP: buff.ly/lFN9EXf
September 28, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Folks come out for our guide launch party next Monday! These are always so fun and a great way to meet other civically minded people and get to know how our team does the work for the #CheckYourJudges guide. Plus the Clipper is a great venue to chill at and enjoy some music and drinks!
IT'S HERE! The @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide is back to help you feel informed when you hit that looong judicial retention portion of the ballot! 61 Cook County judges asking for another term on the bench. You can find everything we dug up on them here!
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
September 26, 2026 at 1:00 AM
IT'S HERE! The @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide is back to help you feel informed when you hit that looong judicial retention portion of the ballot! 61 Cook County judges asking for another term on the bench. You can find everything we dug up on them here!
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
🚨 @injusticewatch.org's judicial election guide is live! If you live in Cook County, make sure you use the guide to #CheckYourJudges before voting. 🧑⚖️ Our reporters worked for months to research each judge on your ballot so you can make an informed decision. injusticewatch.org/checkyourjudges
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
injusticewatch.org
September 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
🚨 @injusticewatch.org's judicial election guide is live! If you live in Cook County, make sure you use the guide to #CheckYourJudges before voting. 🧑⚖️ Our reporters worked for months to research each judge on your ballot so you can make an informed decision. injusticewatch.org/checkyourjudges
Happy "oh gods, why is this ballot full of judges!?" day to all who quail in terror on Election day. Major kudos to the hard work of InjusticeWatch for building a tool to help you research your choices in advance:
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
#CheckYourJudges
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
#CheckYourJudges
Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
September 24, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Happy "oh gods, why is this ballot full of judges!?" day to all who quail in terror on Election day. Major kudos to the hard work of InjusticeWatch for building a tool to help you research your choices in advance:
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
#CheckYourJudges
2026retention.injusticewatch.org
#CheckYourJudges
Heya @injusticewatch.org is still in big need of volunteer DRIVERS to help us distribute 200,000 print copies of our #CheckYourJudges guide across Cook County! Sign up in the volunteer section of this form: www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
Help your neighborhood get our judicial election guide
We’re expanding the print distribution of our judicial election guide for the November election to reach 200,000 voters — more than ever before. We need
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September 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Heya @injusticewatch.org is still in big need of volunteer DRIVERS to help us distribute 200,000 print copies of our #CheckYourJudges guide across Cook County! Sign up in the volunteer section of this form: www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
And in the Excellence in Social Media Engagement category, @msivit.bsky.social and @charlespreston.bsky.social are finalists for their #CheckYourJudges campaign teaching people about Cook County judicial elections. awards.journalists.org/entries/judi...
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August 28, 2026 at 7:29 PM
And in the Excellence in Social Media Engagement category, @msivit.bsky.social and @charlespreston.bsky.social are finalists for their #CheckYourJudges campaign teaching people about Cook County judicial elections. awards.journalists.org/entries/judi...
Thank you to everyone who came out to our #CheckYourJudges party at the California Clipper Thursday 🍻🍕 Photos by Maggie Sivit 📸
October 26, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to our #CheckYourJudges party at the California Clipper Thursday 🍻🍕 Photos by Maggie Sivit 📸
Have you come across our judicial election guide out in the world? 👀 Send us a photo! #CheckYourJudges
October 23, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Have you come across our judicial election guide out in the world? 👀 Send us a photo! #CheckYourJudges
Early voting in person across all 50 Chicago wards begins TODAY 🗳️ Find your early voting site and don't forget to use our judicial election guide to #CheckYourJudges interactives.injusticewatch.org/judicial-ele...
October 21, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Early voting in person across all 50 Chicago wards begins TODAY 🗳️ Find your early voting site and don't forget to use our judicial election guide to #CheckYourJudges interactives.injusticewatch.org/judicial-ele...
Our party at the California Clipper is one week away! 🎉 RSVP to make sure you get pizza and a drink ticket 🍕 Please note this event is 21+ 🍺 www.eventbrite.com/e/checkyourj...
#CheckYourJudges with Injustice Watch at the California Clipper
Learn about Cook County judges on your ballot with Injustice Watch reporters, plus free pizza and drinks (while supplies last)!
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October 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Our party at the California Clipper is one week away! 🎉 RSVP to make sure you get pizza and a drink ticket 🍕 Please note this event is 21+ 🍺 www.eventbrite.com/e/checkyourj...