A 24-year-old man being held in Cook County Jail died Thursday evening after a fire broke out in his cell inside the facility ...

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A visitor to the Cook County Jail was left feeling like a prisoner after he was trapped for 32 hours. The visitor was processed in to the maximum security unit of the jail Saturday ...

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced that Martinez Duncan died after a fire broke out in the jail’s residential ...

Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked bleary-eyed into the bright sunlight before lining up inside against a brick ...

Tails of Redemption is a program from the Cook County Sheriff's Office, pairing up inmates at the Cook County Jail with shelter dogs for their mutual benefit. Now they're helping others as therapy ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A third Cook County Jail detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, officials announced Sunday. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 42-year-old Nicholas Lee died ...

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The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.