The whistleblowers vs. the shadow prosecutors
A new trove of documents allege previously unreported misconduct and conflicts of interest by Illinois’ Special Prosecution Unit.
David Jackson has reported on judges, elder financial exploitation, and the court system. Before joining Injustice Watch in 2023, he was an investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post, where he won a Pulitzer Prize, a senior editor at Chicago magazine, and a writer for alternative weeklies.
A new trove of documents allege previously unreported misconduct and conflicts of interest by Illinois’ Special Prosecution Unit.
Illinois’ Special Prosecution Unit has been responsible for dozens of questionable cases, while acting outside of public view and with...