A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault them at knifepoint after one of them complained about forced sexual ...

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 ...

"Our lives are not defined by the errors we make," Cardinal Blase Cupich said. He and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition offered Christian religious services Thursday, spreading messages of positivity at the ...

Churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season to the Cook County Jail, with faith leaders and elected officials holding services and masses to remind inmates that they are ...

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 ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. – A 23-year-old man in custody at the Cook County Jail has been indicted on a possession of contraband in a penal institution charge after he was found with strips of drug-soaked ...

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BUREAU COUNTY, Ill. — Editor's note: The video attached originally aired on Jan. 14. On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOK COUNT, Ill. — A Cook County Corrections ...

BUREAU CO., Ill. (KWQC) - The Bureau County Board reviewed an agreement Tuesday night that would allow the Bureau County Jail to house inmates from Cook County. The proposed Intergovernmental ...