Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...
Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s ...
A Cook County Jail guard is continuing to recover after he was brutally attacked by a murder suspect last March. Now, a ...
The first time singer-songwriter Michael McDermott walked through the gates of Cook County Jail was Nov. 23, 2002, after being arrested at the House of Blues for cocaine possession. He returned this ...
Mon, February 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC COOK COUNTY - Inside the Cook County Jail, the sound echoing through Division 3 Annex wasn’t the usual clank of metal doors, it was applause. Seventy-five ...
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CHICAGO — For many of these men and women behind bars, Christmas can be the loneliest day of the year. But on Thursday, churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season directly ...
Incarcerated people in U.S. jails and prisons have limited access to regular isotretinoin therapy for conditions like severe ...
Shots were fired at two on-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputies outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago's West Side on Wednesday morning. The Cook County Sheriff's Office confirmed no injuries were ...