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 ...

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The man facing charges in the murder of a Loyola University student was caught with a weapon while in jail, according to the ...

Relatively brief stays at the Cook County Jail — many lasting only hours or days — were strongly associated with the early spread of COVID-19 in Chicago, according to a study published Monday in the ...

A man detained at Cook County Jail died after he was found unresponsive in his bed Friday morning. Jail workers found Melvin Turner, 35, in his bed just before 9 a.m., and health care staffers began ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- She is only 29 years old, and just three years out of DePaul Law School. Regardless of her admittedly rookie status, Cierra Norris has accomplished in the past few weeks what some ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Volunteers in Little Village are calling on the Cook County Jail to make improvements for inmates when they are released -- specifically when it is cold outside. The group hosted a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A federal judge in Chicago is expected to decide by Monday whether to order the release of a large number of Cook County Jail detainees because of the threat from COVID-19. U.S.

Sheridan Gorman's father referenced earlier claims Monday that defendant Jose Medina has a developmental disability from a ...