We three Chicago faith leaders and 70 others are calling on the Cook County Board to pass a resolution that supports such a review.

In a review completed recently, the Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General found persistent problems at the ...

Mold, standing water, graffiti and loose tiles have shown up again and again in inspections of Cook County Jail dating back ...

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

Ten correctional officers were treated for smoke inhalation after an inmate set a mattress on fire at the Cook County Jail, the sheriff's office said.

The union representing the Cook County Sheriff's Office is demanding an investigation after a deputy assigned to the Department of Corrections was beaten by an inmate at Cook County Jail. Kevin Bacon, ...

A delivery van carrying nothing more suspicious than printer paper rolled up to Cook County Jail on October 13, and ...

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An inmate and 10 corrections officers were treated for smoke inhalation tonight after a fire inside the Cook County Jail Sunday evening. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the inmate apparently set ...

The four-term incumbent, Democrat Toni Preckwinkle, is facing off against Libertarian Michael Murphy for the top seat on the ...