Cook County commissioners raised concerns over overtime spending at the county jail and a request from State's Attorney ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call ...

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While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the successful completion of a DePaul University statistics class held at Cook ...

Cook County Jail staff found a loaded 9mm handgun during routine intake screening on July 29. The sheriff's office said 23-year-old Philip Robinson now faces additional felony weapons charges.

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The Cook County Sheriff's Office is warning about a new phone scam aiming to con people out of thousands of dollars. The office said the caller claimed a person failed to respond to a grand jury ...