Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s rising again.

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 ...

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

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of detainees, correctional officers and staff at the Cook County Jail have been infected by the coronavirus. New filings in federal court Wednesday request the release of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County sheriff's office announced Monday that 33 more detainees at the Cook County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, raising the total number of confirmed cases ...

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 ...

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

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Damian Gonzales, 27, was sentenced to 42 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Prosecutors say Gonzales shot two people sitting in a parked ...

Under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County prosecutors have tried to block nearly every exonerated person who ...

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 ...