Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

A Cook County Jail guard is continuing to recover after he was brutally attacked by a murder suspect last March. Now, a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Sheriff's Office says an inmate who has been hospitalized since July 6 with pneumonia-like symptoms has tested positive for Legionnaire's disease, but says it is an ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two inmates at the Cook County Jail were sent to the hospital early Wednesday after a small fire in a maximum security division, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Authorities ...

Incarcerated people in U.S. jails and prisons have limited access to regular isotretinoin therapy for conditions like severe ...

Inmates operating heavy machinery may sound counterintuitive, but at the Cook County Jail, it's a major opportunity for women behind bars. They are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Cook County Jail has its own garden for inmates to grow their own food. Now they are going one step further in their efforts to be sustainable. Sheriff Tom Dart’s Urban Farm ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County Jail inmate has been charged in connection with his alleged involvement in a murder for hire plot. Sheriff’s Department officials say 29-year-old Everardo Salinas was ...