Joe Mahr

Joe Mahr is an investigative reporter who has written about topics ranging from government corruption and court mismanagement to lax policing efforts and questionable lottery tactics. An Ohio University graduate, Mahr joined the Tribune in 2009. He was on a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2004 and on another that was a finalist in 2015.

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A defendant waits in a holding cell in the basement of Cook County Jail before being taken to a court appearance.

Stalled Justice: Delays in the Cook County courts

Another hearing. Another delay. This is what passes for progress in the Cook County criminal courts, a system that a Tribune investigation found is failing at its most essential function:...